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UNITED STATES OP AMERICA, f 




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THE DAILY SERVICE. 



A BOOK OF OFFICES FOE DAILY USE 
THEOUGH ALL THE SEASONS OF 
THE CHRISTIAN YEAE. 




NEW YORK: 
PUBLISHED BY HURD AND HOUGHTON. 

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1874. 



THE LIBRARY 
Or CONGRESft 

WASHINGTON 



Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1874, by 

R. G. Hutton, 
in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. 



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CONTENTS. 



Preface. 

Introduction. 

The Index of the Psalms. 

The Calendar. 

Advent : Morning Service. 

Advent : Evening Service. 

Christmas-Eve Service. 

Christmas-tide and Epiphany-tide : Morning Service. 

Christmas-tide and Epiphany-tide : Evening Service. 

Pre-Lenten Season : Morning and Evening Service. 

Lent : Morning Service. 

Lent : Evening Service. 

Passion-tide Service. 

Early Easter Service. 

Easter-tide : Morning Service. 

Easter-tide : Evening Service. 

Ascension-tide : Morning and Evening Service. 

Whitsuntide and Ember Days : Morning and Evening Service 

Trintty-tide : Morning Service. 

Trinity-tide : Evening Service. 

Prayers for the Day. 

Eucharistic Prayers. 

Intercessions for Daily Use. 

Benedictions. 

A Penitential Litany for Fast Days. 
An Office for the Visitation of the Sick. 
An Office for the Use of the Clergy. 
The Daily Offices : — 

The Morning Watch. 

The Early Orison. 

The Mid-day Service. 

The Evensong. 

The Night Watch. 
The Selections of Psalms 
The Song of Moses. 
The Song of Habakkuk. 
Te Deum Laudamus. 
Gloria in Excels] s. 



PREFACE. 



THIS Book contains offices of Public Wor- 
ship for daily use, which are adapted to 
the seasons of the Christian year, and while they 
express in the words of Holy Scripture the 
doctrine of the Church according to the course 
of her sacred seasons, they all conform essentially 
to one order. 

The Psalms are arranged in fitting connection 
under the head of Selections, so that the minis- 
ter may appoint on each day the use of those 
Psalms which he deems the true and edifying 
utterance of the faith and religious feeling of his 
congregation, as he is permitted to do with re- 
spect to Hymns. 

The Lessons from Holy Scripture in the Cal- 
endar are appointed, as far as possible, in accord- 
ance with the course of the Christian year. By 
this arrangement the Word of God will be dis- 
pensed to the great benefit of the Church. The 
course of Lessons appointed for Sundays will 
occupy two years, and our people will thereby 
be furnished with richer provision of divine in- 
struction. And it will be observed that the Sun- 
day Lessons from the Gospel of one year will 
recount all the words and works of our Blessed 



PREFACE. 

Lord, and those of the next year all His most 
important words and works: and especially that 
the Sermon on the Mount will not fail to be read 
annually in the Sunday Service of the Church. 

The sources from whence the many Collects 
and Prayers in this Book are derived, are chiefly 
die Ancient Liturgies of the Eastern and West- 
ern branches of the Christian Church, from the 
latter of which come, also, the Collects which 
enrich the Eucharistic Office of our Prayer 
Book. A few prayers are also derived from the 
devotional works of English divines. 

This Book contains the ordinary daily offices 
of praise and prayer, but no Sacramental offices. 
It does not in any wise intrench upon the prov- 
ince of the Order for Baptism and Holy Com- 
munion, but is kept entirely distinct from either. 
Nor does it contain the Litany, which is regarded 
as properly pertaining to the Office of the Holy 
Communion. The Morning and Evening Ser- 
vices in this Book are substantially the Morning 
and Evening Prayer of our Prayer Book, varied 
according to the Christian Seasons, enriched and 
enlarged. And each service is so constructed 
that the performance of it may occupy but a few 
minutes, or be prolonged to several hours. 

This Book of Offices is put forth in order that 
our American branch of the Church may be pro- 
vided with such forms of worship as are adapted 
to her varied and peculiar wants, — that in these 
very words of inspired Prophets and Apostles 



PREFACE. 

she may more distinctly declare her faith, more 
fully glorify the truth, more worthily celebrate 
the praise of her Lord : and that in the use of 
these Prayers of the Ages, which in ancient 
times were offered up by holy men in all parts 
of the universal church, she may more adequately 
utter her devout aspirations, her spiritual long- 
ings, her holy affections, and may more particu- 
larly ask of the Father of lights those gifts and 
graces which she needs. The substance of which 
these Offices are formed, is the choice heritage 
we have received through the divers branches of 
Christ's Catholic Church on earth. 

It is hoped that these Offices, designed to sup- 
ply the manifest and deeply felt needs of the 
Church, and to satisfy the longings of most 
of her best members, may come into general 
use, so far as may be possible under existing 
regulations, until legal action may be taken upon 
them. The Morning and Evening Services may 
not be used in churches before they be permitted 
by the lawful ecclesiastical authority : but they 
may perhaps in other places chosen by the min- 
ister, especially on week-days. But the follow- 
ing Offices may now be used in churches : — 
the Early Orison, at the opening of Sunday- 
schools ; the Evensong, at evening whenever ■ a 
third service is held ; and the Mid-day Service, 
whenever there is daily Morning and Evening 
Prayer ; also the Services for Christmas Eve and 
Early Easter Morn. 

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PREFACE. 



This Book of Offices is specially adapted for 
use in the Chapels of all Seminaries, Colleges, 
Academies, Schools, Hospitals, and other institu- 
tions. 

This Book also makes abundant provision for 
Family Worship. The Calendar gives ample 
direction for rightly dividing the word of truth ; 
the Psalms, arranged as in the Index, give com- 
plete expression to all the religious affections of 
the Christian household ; and the " Prayers for 
the Day " particularly are adapted for use in the 
Family. 

And those who are hindered from attending 
daily service may use this Book in secret as a 
Manual of Private Devotion. 

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INTRODUCTION. 



THIS Book contains Seven Daily Offices of Public Worship, 
which are also adapted for private use. The First Office 
is the Morning Watch, for the dawn of day. The Second Of- 
fice is the Early Orison, for sunrise or the early morning. The 
Third Office is the Morning Service, for the forenoon, and varies 
according to the course of the Seasons of the Christian Year. 
The Fourth Office is the Mid-day Service, for noon. The Fifth 
Office is the Evening Service, for the afternoon, and varies ac- 
cording to the course of the Seasons of the Christian Year. 
The Sixth Office is the Evensong, for sunset or even. The 
Seventh Office is the Night Watch, for the beginning of night. 
Of these offices the Morning and Evening Service alone varies 
according to the Season of the Christian Year. But on Easter 
Morn a special service shall be used instead of the Early Orison, 
and on Christmas-Eve a special Service shall be used instead of 
the Evensong ; and on every day in Holy Week the Special Ser- 
vice for Passion-tide shall be used instead of the Mid-day Service 
or the Evensong. 

The following is the Order of each Morning and Evening 
Service for each Season of the year : — 

I. The Initial Portion, which is the beginning of every 
Service, shall be said by the Minister and people standing, the 
Minister saying the Verses (marked and the people saying 
the Responses (marked J$f. ). The Initial Portion of each Service 
is divided into three parts: the first part (I.) shall always be 
said; but either the second part (II J or the third part (III.), or 
both the second and third parts may be omitted at the discretion 
of the Minister. The Initial Portion may be sung by the Choir, 
where it may be done properly. 

II. The Invocations shall then be said by the Minister 
and people kneeling. In all cases, the Verses (^.) shall be said 
by the Minister, and the Responses by the people. 

III. The Confession shall then be said by all together: 
but it may be omitted at Morning Service except during Advent, 
the Pre-Lenten Season, Lent, and Ascension-tide. On Fridays 
and other Fast days the Penitential Litany may be said instead 
of the Invocations and the Confession. 

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INTRODUCTION. 



IV. The Priest's Intercession for the pardon of the 
truly penitent after their Confession shall then be said, the priest 
alone standing while the people remain kneeling. Whenever the 
Confession is omitted, it also shall be omitted. 

V. The Lord's Prayer shall then be said by all kneeliiuj. 

VI. The Verses and Responses following shall then be 
said bv the Minister and people respectively. 

Vlf. The Gloria Patri shall then be said by the Minis- 
ter and people standing. 

VUl. The First c anticle shall then be sung. 

IX. The Chapter or Capitulum shall then be read by the 
Minister; and at the end of it the people shall say the usual 
Response, "Thanks be to God," unless a special Response be 
appointed. 

X. The Selection of Psalms, designated by the Minis- 
ter, shall then be read or sung. The Minister may appoint two 
or more Selections to be read or sung. The Gloria Patri or the 
Gloria in Excelsis shall be sung at the end of every Selection of 
Psalms. It is to be observed that every verse of every Canticle 
and Psalm in this Book is divided into two parts by a colon ; and 
if at any time the Canticles or the Psalms be read, the minister 
shall always read the former part of each verse, and the people 
the latter part of the same verse. 

XI. The First Lesson, designated in the Calendar for 
every morning and evening throughout the year, shall then be 
read accordingly by the Minister. 

XII. The Second Canticle shall then be sung, all stand- 
ing. But the Song of Moses or the Song of Habakkuk may be 
sung instead of the Second Canticle. 

XII T. The Second Lesson, designated in the Calendar 
likewise, shall then be read by the Minister. Two sets of Lessons 
are designated in the Calendar for every Sunday Morning and 
Evening : the former set of lessons shall be used one year and the 
latter set the next year, and so on alternately, year after year. 

XIV. The Third Canticle shall then be sung, all stand- 
ing. But instead of the third Canticle, the Te Deum Lauda- 
MUS may be sung at Morning Service on all Sundays and other 
festivals, and also on every day within the octave of the principal 
festivals. 

XV. The Creed shall then be said by all together. But 
at Evening Service it may be omitted at the discretion of the 
Minister. 

XVI. The Verse following the Creed may then be said by 
the Minister. He shall then say, « The Lord be with you: " and 
the people shall say, "And with thy spirit." Then shall all 
kneel down. 

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INTRODUCTION. 



XVII. The Verses and Responses following, which are 
the same in every Service, shall then be said by the Minister 
and people respectively. 

XVIII. The Collects for the Season shall then be 
said by the Minister. He may say one or more Collects at his 
discretion. 

XIX. The Prayers for the Day shall then be said. 
After saying two or more Prayers for the Day, he may say one 
or more of the Eucharistic Prayers. 

XX. The Intercessions may then be said by the Minister, 
at his discretion. 

XXI. The Benediction, pronounced by the Minister, shall 
conclude every service. 

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THE INDEX OF THE PSALMS. 



PART I. 



THE SEVEN PENITENTIAL PSALMS. 



Sel. Psalms 

1. xxxn., cxxx., vi. 

2. XXXVIII., LI. 

3. CII., CXLIII. 



PART IT. 
PSALMS OF SUPPLICATION. 



4. XXXIX., XC. 

5. LXXXVIH., LXIV., LIV. 

6. LXIX. 

7. XXII. }- Passion-tide. 

8. XXXI. 

9. XL., XVL 

10. LXXXVL, CXLII. 

11. XXV., LXXVH. 

12. XIII., LXXI. 

13. LXII., CXX., LXX., XX. 

14. XXVI., XLIII., CXLI. 

15. LXIII., LXI., XLII. 

16. lxxxiv., cxxn., xxvn. 

17. LXXIX., LXXX. 

18. LXXIV., CXXIII. 

19. xciv., cxxxvn. 

20. LX., LVI. 

21. XXXV. 

22. XLIV. 

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THE INDEX OF THE PSALMS. 



23. IIL, V., CXL. 

24. XVII., XLI. 

25. VII., XI. 

26. LV., XXVIII. 

27. CIX. 

28. MX., LXXXIII. 

PART m. 

PSALMS OF MEDITATION. 



2&-34. CXIX. 

35. xcn., cxn. 

36. i., cxxviil, cxxvn., cxxxni. 

37. XV.. XCL, CXXV. 

38. XXXVII. 

39. LXXIH. 

40. xrr., xxxvi., cxxxi. 

41. LXXXII., CI., LH. 

42. XLIX., Mil. 

43. IX., XII. 

44. X., Lvm. 

45. Lxxvni. 

46. CVI. 



PART IV. 

PSALMS OF PRAISE AND THANKSGIVING PROPER 
TO THE PRINCIPAL FESTIVALS. 

47. CXXXII., CX. j 

48. LXXXIX., LXXXV. i Christmas. 

49. XLV. ) 

50. LXVIL, LXXII. | 

51. XCVI, LXXXVH., CXVII. J^V**"* 

52. C XVIII. 1 

53. h.» Lvn. \ EasteK 

54. XCVIIL, CXL, CXIV. J 

55. XLVII., XXI., XXIV.) . , 

56. VIII., CIII. U" 

57. CXLV., XLVIII. 

58. LXVIII. } WliUsmiday. 
CIV. 

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| Wliiti 



THE INDEX OE THE PSALMS. 



PART V. 
PSALMS OF THANKSGIVING. 

60. XVIII. 

61. IV., CXVI. 

62. xxxiv., cxxxvrn. 

63. CVIII., XXX. 

64. LXXV., CXLIV. 

65. LXV., XLVI. 

66. CXLIX., LXVI. 

67. CV. 

68. CXXXVI. 

69. LXXXI., CXXXV. 

70. CXXVL, CXXIX., CXXIV. 



PART VI. 
PSALMS OF PRAISE. 

71. xcv., xcvn., c, xcm. 

72. XIX., xxni., CXXI. 

73. cvn. 

74. CXLVI., CXXXIX. 

75. CXV., XXIX. 

76. LXXVI., L. 

77. XCIX., CXHL, CXXXTV. 

78. XXXIII. 

79. CXLVII., CXLVm., CL. 



PSALMS PROPER TO THE DAILY OFFICES. 

At the Morning Watch, Selection 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 15, 16, 23, or 24. 
At the Early Orison, Selection 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 65, 66 
71, or 79. 

At the Mid-day Service, Selection 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 38, or 62. 
At the Evensong, Selection 14, 35, 36, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 64, 70, 72 
74, or 77. 

At the Night Watch, Selection 1, 2, 3, 8, 13, 37, or 61 
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CALENDAR FOR ADVENT. 



FIRST WEEK IN ADVENT. 





Morning. 


Evening. 


Sunday, 
or 


{ Isaiah li. 

f John i. 1-14. 

j Isaiah i. 

\ Luke xviii. 1-30. 


( Isaiah Hi. 1-12 
( Romans i. 
( Isaiah ii. 
) Romans vii. 


Monday. 


Malachi i. 
Matthew iii. 


Malachi ii. 
Acts i. 1-11. 


Tuesday. 


Malachi iii. 

Matthew ix. 35-x. 15. 


Malachi iv. 

1 Thessalonians i 


Wednesday. 


Haggai i. 

Matthew x. 16-42. 


Haggai ii. 

1 Thessalonians ii. 


Thursday. 


Zechariah ii. 
Matthew xi. 1-19. 


Zechariah iii. 

1 Thessalonians iii. 


Friday. 


Zechariah vi. 
Matthew xi. 20-30. 


Zechariah ix. 

1 Thessalonians iv. 


Saturday. 


Ezekiel xxxiv. 1-16. 
Matthew xii. 1-21. 


Ezekiel xxxiv. 17-31. 
1 Thessalonians v. 


SECOND WEEK IN ADVENT. 


Sunday, 
or 


( Isaiah lv. 
( Luke i. 1-25. 
j Isaiah v. 

j Luke xviii. 35-xix. 28. 


j Isaiah lvi. 
1 Romans ii. 
( Isaiah xxiv. 
j Romans ix. 


Monday. 


Obadiah. 

Matthew xii. 22-50. 


Zephaniah i. 

2 Thessalonians i. 


Tuesday. 


Zephaniah ii. 
Matthew xiii. 1-23. 


Zephaniah iii. 1-13. 
2 Thessalonians ii. 


Wednesday. 


Zephaniah iii. 14-20. 
Matthew xiii. 24-43. 


Micah i. 

2 Thessalonians iii. 


Thursday. 


Micah ii. 

Matthew xiii. 44-58. 


Micah iii. 
Philemon. 


Friday. 


Micah iv. 1-8. 
Matthew xiv. 1-12. 


Micah iv. 9-v. 15. 
1 Timothy i. 


Saturday. 


Micah vi. 

Matthew xvi. 13-28. 


Micah vii. 
1 Timothy ii. 


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THIRD WEEK IN ADVENT. 





Morning. 


Evening. 


Sunday. 


j Isaiah lvii. 


j Isaiah lviii. 


| Luke i. 26-56. 


/ Romans iii. 


or 


( Isaiah xxv. 


j Isaiah xxviii. 1-22. 




j Matthew xxiv. 


I Romans x. 


Monday. 


Isaiah i. 


Isaiah ii. 


Matthew xvm. 1-2U. 


1 Timothy iii. 


Tuesday. 


Isaiah ii. 22-iii. 15. 


Isaiah iii. 16-iv. 6. 


Matthew xvm. 21-35. 


1 Timothy iv. 


Wednesday. 


Isaiah v. 


Isaiah vi. 


Matthew xxi. 1-16. 


1 limotny v. l— lo. 


Thursday. 


Isaiah vii. 


Isaiah viii. 


Matthew xxii. 1-14. 


1 Timothy v. 17-25. 


Friday. 


Isaiah ix. 


Isaiah x. 


Matthew xxiii. 


1 Timothy vi. 


Saturday. 


Isaiah xi. 


Isaiah xii. 




Matthew xxiv. 1-35. 


2 Timothy i. 



FOURTH WEEK IN ADVENT. 



Sunday. 


j Isaiah lix. 


( Isaiah Ix. 




j Luke i. 57-80. 


\ Romans iv. 


or 


i Isaiah xxx. 


( Isaiah xxxii. 




j Luke i. 26-56. 


\ Romans xv. 1-13. 


Monday. 


Isaiah xiii. 


Isaiah xiv. 1-27. 




Matthew xxiv. 36-51. 


2 Timothy ii. 


Tuesday. 


Isaiah xiv. 28 -xv. 9. 


Isaiah xvi. 




Matthew xxv. 1-30. 


2 Timothy iii. 


Wednesday. 


Isaiah xvii. 


Isaiah xviii. 




Matthew xxv. 31-46. 


2 Timothy iv. 


Thursday. 


Isaiah xix. 


Isaiah xx. 




Matthew xix. 3-12. 


Titus i. 


FYiday. 


Isaiah xxi. 


Isaiah xxii. 




Matthew xix. 13-30. 


Titus ii. 


Saturday. 


Enifth xxiii. 


Isaiah xxiv. 




Matthew xx. 1-16. 


Titus iii. 


C'hkistmas 


Isaiah ix. 1-7. 


Isaiah vii. 10-16. 


1>ay. 


Luke ii. 1-20. 


Titus iii. 4-8. 



xiv 



CHRISTMAS-TIDE. 



FIRST WEEK AFTER CHRISTMAS. 





Morning. 


Evening. 


Sunday, 
or 


( Isaiah lxi. 

j Lukp ii 21 52 

( Isaiah xxxv. 

j Matthew ii. 1-23. 


( Isaiah lxii. 

j ^ Corinthians iii. 

( Isaiah xl. 

j 1 Corinthians i. 


Monday. 


Isaiah xxv. 
John i. 1-18. 


Isaiah xxvi. 
1 John i. 


Tuesday. 


Isaiah xxvii. 
John i. 19-51. 


Isaiah xxviii. 
1 John ii. 


Wednesday. 


Isaiah xxix. 1-14. 
John ii. 


Isaiah xxix. 15-24. 
1 John iii. 


Thursday. 


Isaiah xxx. 1-26. 
John iii. 1-21. 


Isaiah xxx. 27-33. 
1 John iv. 


Friday. 


Isaiah xxxi. 
John iii. 22-36. 


Isaiah xxxii. 
1 John v. 


Saturday. 


Isaiah xxxiii. 
John iv. 1-30. 


Isaiah xxxiv. 
2 John. 


SECOND WEEK AFTER CHRISTMAS. 


Sunday, 
or 


{ Isaiah Ixiii. 

j Matthew ii. 1-23. 

( Isaiah xli. 

j Luke ii. 21-52. 


f Isaiah lxiv. 
j Hebrews i. 
( Isaiah xlii. 
j 1 Corinthians ii. 


Monday. 


Isaiah xxxvi. 
John iv. 31-54. 


Isaiah xxxvii. 1-20. 
3 John. • 


Tuesday. 


Isaiah xxxvii. 21-38. 
John v. 1-16. 


Isaiah xxxviii. 
Galatians i. 


Wednesday. 


Isaiah xxxix. 
John v. 17-47. 


Isaiah xl. 
Galatians ii. 


Thursday. 


Isaiah xli. 
John vi. 1-21. 


Isaiah xlii. 
Galatians iii. 1-14. 


Friday. 


Isaiah xliii. 
John vi. 22-71. 


Isaiah xlvi. 

Galatians iii. 15-iv. 7. 


Saturday. 


Isaiah xlvii. 
John vii. 


Isaiah xlviii. 
Galatians iv. 8-31. 


Epiphany. 


Isaiah xlix. 
John i. 15-51. 


Isaiah lx. 
Romans xi. 



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FIRST WEEK AFTER EPIPHANY. 





Morning. 


Evening. 


Sunday, 
or 


( Tsaiah lxv. 
j Mark i. 1-20. 
( Isaiah xliv. 
j John ii. 


( Isaiah lxvi. 
j Hebrews ii. 

/ Icq ion yiv 

< 2 Corinthians iii. 4- 
( 18. 


Monday. 


Isaiah L 

John nil 1-20. 


Isaiah li. 1-16. 
Galatians v. 


Tuesday. 


Isaiah li. 17-23. 
John viii. 21-59. 


Isaiah Hi. 
Galatians vi. 


Wednesday. 


Isaiah liii. 
John ix. 1-12. 


Isaiah liv. 
Ephesians i. 


Thursday. 


Isaiah lv. 
John ix. 13-41. 


Isaiah lvi. 
Ephesians ii. 


Friday. 


Isaiah lvii. 
John x. 1-21. 


Isaiah lviii. 
Ephesians iiL 


Saturday. 


Isaiah lix. 
John x. 22-42. 


Isaiah lxi. 
Ephesians iv. 1-16. 


SECOND WEEK AFTER EPIPHANY. 


Sunday, 
or 


( Isaiah xlviii. 
j Mark i. 21-ii. 12. 
( Isaiah li. 
j John iii. 


( Isaiah xlix. 
) Hebrews iii. 
j Isaiah Hi. 1-12. 
1 2 Corinthians iv. 1 
< 15. 


Monday. 


• 

Isaiah Ixii. 
John xi. 1-29. 


Isaiah lxiii. 
Ephesians iv. 17-32. 


Tuesday. 


Isaiah lxiv. 
John xi. 30-57. 


Isaiah lxv. 1-10. 
Ephesians v. 1-21. 


Wednesday. 


Isaiah lxv. 11-25. 
John xii. 1-19. 


Isaiah lxvi. 
Ephesians v. 22-33. 


Thursday. 


Proverbs i. 1-19. 
John xii. 20-36. 


Proverbs i. 20-33. 
Ephesians vi. 


Friday. 


Proverbs ii. 
John xii. 37-50. 


Proverbs iii. 1-26. 
Colossians i. 


Saturday. 


Proverbs iii. 27-35. 
John xiii. 1-17. 


Proverbs iv. 
Colossians ii. 



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THIRD WEEK AFTER EPIPHANY. 





Morning. 


Evening. 


Sunday, 
or 


1 Icq ion yvviii 

| Mark ii. 13-iii. 19. 
{ Isaiah liv. 
j John iv. 


( TcQloTl VTTIli 
1 ISalctU A. A A 111. 

| Hebrews iv. 
( Isaiah lv. 

< 2 Corinthians iv. 1G- 
( v. 10. 


Monday. 


Proverbs v. 
John xiii. 18-38. 


Proverbs vi. 
Colossians iii. 1-17. 


Tuesday. 


Proverbs vii. 
John xiv. 1-14. 


Proverbs viii. 
Colossians iii. 18-iv. 6. 


Wednesday. 


Proverbs ix. 
John xiv. 15-31. 


Nahum i. 
Philippians i. 


Thursday. 


Nahum ii. 
John xv. 


Nahum iii. 
Philippians ii. 1-18. 


Friday. 


Habakkuk i. 
John xvi. 1—15. 


Habakkuk ii. 
Philippians iii. 


Saturday. 


Habakkuk iii. 
John xvi. 16-33. 


Zechariah i. 
Philippians iv. 1-S. 


FOURTH WEEK AFTER EPIPHANY. 


Sunday, 
or 


( Isaiah xxx. 
j Matthew v. 
( Isaiah lvii. 
( Matthew xxi. 28-46. 


( Isaiah xxx viii. 
( Hebrews v. 
( Isaiah lix. 

< 2 Corinthians v. 11- 
( vi. 10. 


Monday. 


Zechariah ii. 
John xvii. 


Zechariah iii. 
Actsix 1-22. 


Tuesday. 


Zechariah iv. 
John xviii. 1-14. 


Zechariah vii. 
Acts x. 1-18. 


Wednesday. 


Zechariah viii. 
John xviii. 15-40. 


Zechariah ix. 
Acts x. 19-48. 


Thursday. 


Zechariah x. 
John xix. 1-16. 


Zechariah xi. 
Acts xi. 1-18. 


Friday. 


Zechariah xii. 
John xix. 17-42. 


Zechariah xiii. 
Acts xii. 


Saturday. 


Zechariah xiv. 
John xx. 1-18. 


Daniel i. 

Acts xiii. 14-52. 


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FIFTH WEEK AFTER EPIPHANY. 





Morning. 


Evening. 


Sunday. 


( Jeremiah xxxi. 1-2G. 


Jeremiah xxxi. 27-40 


) Matthew vi. 


Hebrews vi. 


or 


( Isaiah Ixi. 


Isaiah lxii. 




( Matthew xxii. 1-22. 




1 Corinthians ix. 


Monday. 


Daniel ii. 1-23. 


Daniel ii. 24-49. 


John xx. 19-31. 


Acts xiv. 


Tuesday. 


Daniel iii. 1-12. 


Daniel iii. 13-30. 




John xxi. 1-14. 


Acts xv. 1-29. 


"Wednesday. 


Daniel iv. 1-18. 


Daniel iv. 19-37. 




John xxi. 15-25. 


Acts xvi. 9-40. 


Thursday. 


Daniel v. 


Daniel vi. 




Revelation i. 


Acts xvii. 10-31. 


Friday. 


Daniel vii. 


Daniel ix. 




Revelation ii. 


Acts xix. 1-12. 


Saturday. 


Daniel x. 


Daniel xii. 




Revelation iii. 


Acts xx. 17-38. 



SIXTH WEEK AFTER EPIPHANY. 



f Jeremiah xviii. 1-17. 

| Hebrews vii. 

( Isaiah lxvi. 

I Philippians iii. 8-iv. 

( 9. 

Ezekiel ii. 

Acts xxi. 26-40. 

Ezekiel vi. 
Acts xxii. 

Ezekiel xiii. 1-16. 
Acts xxiv. 

Ezekiel xv. 
Acts xxv. 13-27. 

Ezekiel xvi 36-63. 
Acts xxvi. 

Ezekiel xvii. 11-24. 
Acts xxviii. 16-31. 



xviii 



or 

Monday. 

Tuesday. 

Wednesday 

Thursday. 

Friday. 

Saturday. 



Matthew vii. 
Isaiah lxv. 
Matthew xxv. 

Ezekiel i. 
Revelation iv. 

Ezekiel iii. 1-21. 
Revelation v. 

Ezekiel vii. 
Revelation vi. 

Ezekiel xiii. 17-23. 
Revelation vii. 

Ezekiel xvi. 1-35. 
Revelation xiv. 

Ezekiel xvii. 1-10. 
Revelation xv. 



THE PKE-LENTEN SEASON. 



SEPTUAGESIMA WEEK. 





JSIOTTflillg. 


Evening. 




( Jeremiah v. 


( Jeremiah xxii. 


( Luke vii. 1-35. 


( Hebrews viii. 


or 


( Jeremiah xvii. 1-14. 


( Genesis ii. 




( John v. 


< 1 Corinthians vi. 9- 






l 20. 


Monday. 


Ezekiel xviii. 


Ezekiel xx. 1-26. 


Revelation xix. 


Romans i. 1-17. 


Tuesday. 


Ezekiel xx. 27-49. 


Ezekiel xxi. 1-17. 


Revelation xx. 


Romans i. 18-32. 


Wednesday. 


Ezekiel xxii. 1-16. 


Ezekiel xxii. 17-31. 


Revelation xxi. 


Romans ii. 


Thursday. 


Ezekiel xxiv. 1-14. 


Ezekiel xxiv. 15-27. 


Revelation xxii. 


Romans iii. 1-20. 


Friday. 


Ezekiel xxv. 


Ezekiel xxvi. 


Luke ii. 21-52. 


Romans iii. 21-31. 


Saturday. 


Ezekiel xxvii. 1-25. 


Ezekiel xxvii. 26-36. 


Luke iii. 1-23. 


Romans iv. 


SEXAGESD1A WEEK. 


Sunday. 


( Jeremiah xxxv. 


( Jeremiah xxxvi. 


j Mark iii. 20-iv. 34. 


\ Hebrews ix. 


or 


( Jeremiah xi. 1-10. 


( Genesis iii. 




( John vi. 


I Galatians iii. 13-iv. 7. 


Monday. 


Ezekiel xxviii. 1-19. 


Ezekiel xxix. 


Luke iv. 1-13. 


Romans v. 1-11. 


Tuesday. 


Ezekiel xxx. 1-19. 


Ezekiel xxxi. 


Luke iv. 14-44. 


Romans v. 12-21. 


Wednesday. 


Ezekiel xxxii. 1-16. 


Ezekiel xxxii. 17-32. 




Luke v. 1-26. 


Romans vi. 1-14. 


Thursday. 


Ezekiel xxxiii. 1-20. 


Ezekiel xxxiii. 21-33. 




Luke v. 27-39. 


Romans vi. 15-vii. 6. 


Friday. 


Ezekiel xxxiv. 1-16. 


Ezekiel xxxiv. 17-31. 


Luke vi. 1-19. 


Romans vii. 7-25. 


Saturday. 


Ezekiel xxxvi. 1-15. 


Ezekiel xxxvi. 16-38. 


Luke vi. 20-49. 


Romans viii. 1-17. 



xix 



QONQUAGESIMA WEEK. 







Ei enin b . 


Sunday. 


[ Lamentations i. 


i Lamentations iii. 1— 


) Mark iv 35-v 43 


< 36. 






( Hebrews x. 


or 


( Jeremiah viii. 4-22. 


( Genesis viL 


j John vii. 14-53. 


\ Galatians v. 13-vi. 10. 


Monday. 


Ezekiel xxxvii. 1-14. 


Ezekiel xxxvii. 15-28. 


Luke vii. 1-17. 


Romans viii. 18-39. 


Tuesday. 


Ezekiel xxxviii. 1-13. 


Ezekiel xxxviii. 14-23. 


Luke vii. 1S-35. 


Romans ix. 1-29. 




LENT. 




Ash- Wed- 


Jonah iii. 1-iv. XL 


Jeremiah i. 


nesday. 


Luke vii. 36-50. 


2 Peter iii. 


Thursday. 


Jeremiah ii. 1-13. 


Jeremiah ii. 14-30. 


Luke viii. 1-18. 


Romans ix. 30-x. 21. 




T*»romiili ii 31 ill 11 
ci cuiiiiai 11. 'j j. — ill., j. j.. 


Jarpm !o Vi ?ii "If) 5r O 
'JCICLUIUU 111. J. _ — 1> , 


Luke viii. 19-40. 


Romans xi. 


Saturday. 


Jeremiah iv. 1-18. 


Jeremiah iv. 19-31. 


Luke viii. 41-56. 


Romans xii. 


FIRST WEEK IX LENT. 


Sunday. 


( Jeremiah vii. 


( Jeremiah ix. 




\ Mark vi. 1-29. 


) Hebrews xi. 


or 


( Ezekiel xxxiii. 1-20. 


j Genesis viii. 




j John viii. 12-59. 


j 1 Peter iv. 


Monday. 


Jeremiah v. 1-18. 


Jeremiah v. 19-31. 


Luke ix. 1-17. 


Romans xiii. 


Tuesday. 


Jeremiah vi. 1-17. 


Jeremiah vi. 18-30. 


Luke ix. 18-45. 


Romans xiv. 


Wednesday. 


Jeremiah viii. 4-22. 


Jeremiah x. 




Luke ix. 46-62. 


Romans xv. 1-13. 


Thursday. 


Jeremiah xi. 


Jeremiah xii. 




Luke x. 1-24. 


1 Corinthians i 


Friday. 


Jeremiah xiii. 1-11. 


Jeremiah xiii. 12-27. 




Luke x. 25-42. 


1 Corinthians ii. 


Saturday. 


Jeremiah xiv. 


Jeremiah xv. 




Luke xi. 1-13. 


1 Corinthians iii. 



SECOND WEEK IN LENT. 





Morning. 


Evening. 


Sunday. 


i Ezekiel xiv 


( Ezekiel xviii. 


I Mark vi. 45-vii. 23. 


1 Hebrews xii. 


or 


( Ezekiel xxxiv. 1-16. 


J Genesis xviii. 




| John ix. 


5 1 l>of or- XT 

(ix eier v. 


Monday. 


Jeremiah xvi. 


Jeremiah xvii. 1-18. 


LUKe XI. 14—00. 


1 Corinthians iv. 


Tuesday. 


Jeremiah xvii. 19-27. 


Jeremiah xviii. 


LiUke XI. 61— Xll. U. 


1 Corinthians v. 


Wednesday. 


Jeremiah xix. 


Jeremiah xx. 1-13. 


Luke xii. 13—34. 


1 Corinthians vi. 


Thursday. 


Jeremiah xxi. 


Jeremiah xxii. 1-19. 


Luke xn. oo— oy. 


1 Corinthians ix. 7 — 27. 


Friday. 


Jeremiah xxii. 20-30. 


Jeremiah xxiii. 1-24. 


Luke xiii. 1-17. 


1 Corinthians x. 1-17. 


Saturday. 


Jeremiah xxiu. 25-40. 


Jeremiah xxi v. 


Luke xiii. 18-35. 


1 Corinthians xi. 17— 






34. 



THIRD WEEK IN LENT. 



Sunday. 


( Ezekiel xx. 1-26. 


( Ezekiel xx. 27-49. 




( Mark viii. 1-ix. 1. 


( Hebrews xiii. 1-21. 


or 


( Ezekiel xxxiv. 17-31. 


( Genesis xix. 15-29. 




1 John x. 


( Jude. 


Monday. 


Jeremiah xxv. 1-14. 


Jeremiah xxv. 15-38. 




Luke xiv. 1-24. 


1 Corinthians xii. 


Tuesday. 


Jeremiah xxvi. 


Jeremiah xxvii. 




Luke xiv. 25-35. 


1 Corinthians xiii. 


Wednesday. 


Jeremiah xxviii. 


Jeremiah xxix. 1-19. 




Luke xv. 


2 Corinthians iii. 


Thursday. 


Jeremiah xxix. 20-32. 


Jeremiah xxx. 




Luke xvi. 


2 Corinthians iv. 


Friday. 


Jeremiah xxxi. 1-21. 


Jeremiah xxxii. 1-25. 




Luke xvii. 1-19. 


2 Corinthians v. 


Saturday. 


Jeremiah xxxii. 26-44. 


Jeremiah xxxiii. 




Luke xvii. 20-37. 


2 Corinthians vi. 



xxi 



FOURTH WEEK IN LENT. 





Morning. 


Evening. % 


Sunday. 


( Micah vi. 


( Habakkuk iii. 


/ Mark it 2—50 


/ Romans v. 


or 


j Ezekiel xxxvi. 16-38. 


j Exodus iii. 




i John xi. 1-4G. 


| 2 Peter i. 


Monday. 


Jeremiah xxxiv. 


Jeremiah xxxvii. 




Luke xviii. 1-30. 


2 Corinthians ix. 


Tuesday. 


Jeremiah xxxviii. 1-13. 


Jeremiah xxxix. 


Luke xviii. 31-43. 


2 Corinthians xii. 1-10. 


Wednesday. 


Jeremiah xlvi. 


Hosea i. 




Luke xix. 1-27. 


2 Corinthians xiii. 


Thursday. 


Jeremiah 1. 1-20. 


Hosea ii. 




Luke xix. 28-48. 


Hebrews i. 


Friday. 


Jeremiah 1. 21-46. 


lluoCoi xXl* 




Luke xx. 1-18. 


Hebrews ii. 


Saturday. 


Jeremiah Hi. 1-23. 


Hosea iv. 1-v. 7. 


Luke xx. 19-47. 


Hebrews iii. 



FIFTH WEEK IN LENT. 



Sunday. 


( Haggai ii. 1-9. 


( Zechariah xiii. 


) John xi. 


) Romans vi. 


or 


( Ezekiel xxxvii. 1-14. 


( Exodus v. 




j John xi. 47-xii. 11. 


j 2 Peter ii. 


Monday. 


Lamentations i. 


Hosea v. 8-vi. 11. 




Luke xxi. 


Hebrews iv. 


Tuesday. 


Lamentations ii. 


Hosea vii. 




Luke xxii. 1-23. 


Hebrews v. 


Wednesday. 


Lamentations iii. 1-21. 


Hosea viii. 




Luke xxii. 24-38. 


Hebrews vi. 


Thursday. 


Lamentations iii. 22-66. 


Hosea ix. 




Luke xxii. 39-71. 


Hebrews vii. 


Friday. 


Lamentations iv. 


Hosea x. 




Luke xxiii. 1-46. 


Hebrews viii. 


Saturday. 


Lamentations v. 


Hosea xi. 1-11. 




Luke xxiii. 47-56. 


Hebrews ix. 


xxii 



HOLY WEEK. 





Morning. 


Evening. 


Palm-Sun- 


{ Daniel ix. 


j Malachi iii. 1-iv. 6. 


day. 


{ Mark x. 


j Romans viii. 


or 


( Zechariah xii. 1-xiii. 6. 


( Exodus x. 21-xi. 10. 




j John xii. 12-50. 


\ 2 Peter iii. 


Monday. 


Isaiah lxiii. 


Hosea xi. 12-xii. 14. 




Matthew xxi. 12-17. 


Hebrews x. 1-18. 


Tuesday. 


Isaiah I. 


Hosea xiii. 




Mark xi. 20-xii. 44. 


Hebrews x. 19-39. 


Wednesday. 


Zechariah xi. 


Zechariah vii. 8-14. 




Matthew xxiii. 


Hebrews xi. 1-22. 


Maundy- 


Jeremiah xxxi. 22-40. 


Leviticus xvi. 1-19. 


Thursday. 


John xiii. 


Hebrews xi. 23-xii. 3. 


Good-Fri- 


Genesis xxii. 1-19. 


Isaiah Hi. 13-liii. 12. 


day. 


John xvii. 


Hebrews xii. 


Holy-Satur- 


Jonah ii. 1-9. 


Exodus xiii. 


day. 


John vi. 27-58. 


Hebrews xiii. 



EASTER-TIDE. 



EASTER WEEK. 



Easter-Day. 


( Exodus xii. 1-36. 


( Exodus xii. 37-51. 


j Matthew xxviii. 


j Acts ii. 22-47. 


or 


( Exodus xii. 21-51. 


( Exodus xiv. 




\ John xx. 11-31. 


j Romans vi. 


Monday. 


Exodus xvi. 


Exodus xvii. 




Luke xxiv. 1-12. 


Acts iii. 


Tuesday. 


Isaiah xxvi. 1-19. 


Isaiah xii. 




Mark xvi. 


2 Corinthians v. 


Wednesday. 


Isaiah xxxii. 


Proverbs x. 




John xx. 1-18. 


1 Peter i. 1-12. 


Thursday. 


Proverbs xi. 


Proverbs xii. 




John xx. 19-31. 


1 Peter i. 13-25. 


Friday. 


Proverbs xiii. 


Proverbs xiv. 




John xxi. 1-14. 


1 Peter ii. 1-12- 


Saturday. 


Proverbs xv. 


Proverbs xvi. 




John xxi. 15-25. 


1 Peter ii. 13-25. 



xxiii 



FIRST WEEK AFTER EASTER. 





Morning. 


Evening. 


Sunday, 
or 


\ Isaiah xliii. 
j Revelation i. 
1 Nuinlers xi. 
j Mark xvi. 


J Isaiah xlviii. 

\ Acts i. 12-26. 

( Numbers xii. 

< 1 Corinthians xv. 1- 

l 28. 


Monday. 


Proverbs xvii. 
John i. 1-18. 


Proverbs xviii. 
1 Peter iii. 1-7. 


Tuesday. 


Proverbs xix. 
John i. 19-61. 


Proverbs xx. 

1 Peter iii. 8-22. 


Wednesday. 


Proverbs xxi. 
John ii. 


Proverbs xxii. 
1 Peter iv. 1-11. 


Thursday. 


Proverbs xxiii. 
John iii. 1-21. 


Proverbs xxiv. 
1 Peter iv. 12-19. 


Friday. 


Proverbs xxv. 
John iii. 22-36. 


Proverbs xxvi. 
1 Peter v. 


Saturday. 


Proverbs xxvii. 
John iv. 1-30. 


Proverbs xxviii. 
2 Peter i. 1-11. 



SECOND WEEK AFTER EASTER. 



Sunday. 


( Hosea xiii. 


( Hosea xiv. 


j Revelation ii. 


f Acts iii. 


or 


1 Numbers xiv. 1-25. 


{ Numbers xiv. 26-45. 




j Luke xii. 1-34. 


} Colossians i. 


Monday. 


Proverbs xxix. 


Proverbs xxx. 


John iv. 31-54. 


2 Peter i. 12-21. 


Tuesday. 


Proverbs xxxi. 


Job i. 




John v. 1-16. 


2 Peter ii. 


Wednesday. 


Job ii. 


Job iii. 




John v. 17-47. 


2 Peter iii. 


Thursday. 


Job vi. 


Job vii. 




John vi. 1-21. 


Jude. 


Friday. 


Job ix. 


Job x. 




John vi. 22-71. 


Colossians i. 


Saturday. 


Job xii. 1— xiii. 5. 


Job xiii. 6-28. 




John fit 1-13. 


Colossians ii. 



xxiv 



THIRD WEEK AFTER EASTER. 





Morning. 


Evening. 


Sunday. 


{ Joel iii. 9-21. 


( Micah iv. 


j Revelation iii. 


( Acts iv. 32-v. 16. 


or 


( Numbers xvi. 41-xvii. 


J Numbers xxi. 1-9. 




] 13. 


( Colossians iii. 1-17. 




( Luke xvi. 




Monday. 


Job xiv. 


Job xvi. 1-17. 


John vii. 14-36. 


Colossians iii. 16-iv. 6. 


Tuesday. 


Job xvi. 18-xvii. 16. 


Job xix. 


John vii. 37—53. 


Philippians i. 1-11. 


Wednesday. 


Job xxi. 


Job xxiii. 




John viii. 1-20. 


Philippians i. 12-30. 


Thursday. 


Job xxiv. 


Job xxvi. 




John viii. 21-59. 


Philippians ii. 1-18. 


Friday. 


Job xx vii. 


Job xxviii. 


John ix. 1-12. 


Philippians ii. 19-30. 


Saturday. 


Job xxix. 1-20. 


Job xxix. 21-xxx. 26. 


John ix. 13-34. 


Philippians iii. 



FOURTH WEEK AFTER EASTER. 



Sunday. 


( Micah v. 


{ Nahum i. 




j Revelation iv. 1-v. 14. 


f Acts v. 17-42. 


or 


( Deuteronomy viii. 


( Deuteronomy ix. 




1 Luke xx. 9-39. 


< 1 Thessalonians iv. 13 






I -v. 11. 


Monday. 


Job xxx. 27-xxxi. 23. 


Job xxxi. 24-40. 




John ix. 35-x. 21. 


Philippians iv. 1—9. 


Tuesday. 


Job xxxviii. 1-30. 


Job xxx™. 31-41. 




John x. 22-42. 


1 Thessalonians iii. 


Wednesday. 


Job xxxix. 


Job xl. 




John xi. 1-29. 


1 Thessalonians iv. 1- 






12. 


Thursday. 


Job xii. 


Job xlii. 




John xi. 30-57. 


1 Thessalonians v. 12- 
28. 


Friday. 


Amos i. 


Amos ii. 




John xii. 1-19. 


2 Thessalonians 1. 


Saturday. 


Amos iii. 


Amos iv. 




John xii. 20-50. 


Hebrews i. 



XXV 



FIFTH WEEK AFTER EASTER. 





Morning. 


Evening. 


Rogation 
Sunday, 
or 


( Zechariah viii. 
j Revelation xiv. 
( Deuteronomy x. 
i John xvii. 


( Zechariah x. 
| Acts vi. 

( Deuteronomy xi. 1- 
< 21. 

( 2 Thessalonians ii. 


Mondav, 


Amos v. 1—17. 
John xiii. 1-30. 


Amos v. 18—27. 
Hebrews ii. 


Tuesday. 


Amos vi. 

Matthew xxviii. 16-20. 


Amos vii. 
Hebrews iii. 


Wednesday. 


Amos viii. 
John xvii. 


Amos ix. 
Hebrews iv. 




ASCENSION-TIDE. 


ASCEN- 

sion-Day. 


Daniel vii. 9-14. 
Luke xxiv. 44-53. 


2 Kings ii. 1-15. 
Ephesians iv. 1—16. 


Friday. 


Genesis xli. 33-44. 
John xiii. 31-38. 


Ecclesiastes i. 
Hebrews v. 


Saturday. 


Ecclesiastes ii. 1-11. 
John xiv. 1-14. 


Ecclesiastes iii. 
Hebrews vi. 


THE WEEK AFTER ASCENSION. 


Sunday, 
or 


( Joel ii. 

i Revelation xix. 6-xx. 10. 
( Exodus xxiv. 
j Revelation vii. 


( Zephaniah iii. 
/ Acts vii. 51-viii. 25. 
( Deuteronomy xvi. 1- 
) 17. 

{ 1 John i. 1-ii. 2. 


Monday. 


Ecclesiastes iv. 
John xiv. 15-31. 


Ecclesiastes v. 1-17. 
Hebrews vii. 


Tuesday. 


Ecclesiastes vii. 1-10. 
John xv. 1-16. 


Ecclesiastes viii. 1-13. 
Hebrews viii. 


Wednesday. 


Ecclesiastes x. 
John xv. 17-27. 


Ecclesiastes xi. 1-8. 
Hebrews ix. 1-10. 


Thursday. 


Ecclesiastes xi. 9-xii. 14. 
John xvi. 1—15. 


Joel i. 

Hebrews ix. 11-28. 


Friday. 


Joel ii. 1-14. 
John xvi. 16-33. 


Joel ii. 15-27. 
Hebrews x. 1-18. 


Saturday. 


Joel ii. 28— iii. 8. 
John xxi. 15-17. 


Joel iii. 9-21. 
Hebrews x. 19-39. 



xxvi 



WHITSUNTIDE. 





Morning. 


Evening . 


Whitsun- 
day. 


^Deuteronomy xvi. 1 — 17. 
< Revelation xx. 11-xxii. 
1 5. 

( Isaiah xxxii. 
( John xiv. 1-14. 


\ Isaiah xi. 

i Acts iv. 1-31. 


or 


( Isaiah liv. 
J 1 John ii. 


Monday. 


Genesis xi. 1-9. 
1 Corinthians xii. 


Numbers xi. 16-30. 
1 John iii. 


Tuesday. 


Ezekiel xlvii. 1-12. 

1 Corinthians xiv. 1-25. 


Deuteronomy xxx. 
1 John iv. 


Wednesday. 


Isaiah xxxiii. 
Galatians v. 


Isaiah xxxv. 
2 Corinthians iii. 2- 
iv. 6. 


Thursday. 


Isaiah xlix. 13-26. 
Revelation i. 7-ii. 11. 


Isaiah Iii. 1-12. 
Hebrews xi. 1-22. 


Friday. 


Isaiah lv. 

Revelation ii. 12-29. 


Isaiah lxi. 

Hebrews xi. 23-xii. 2. 


Saturday. 


Isaiah lxii. 
Revelation iii. 


Isaiah Ixv. 11-25. 
Hebrews xii. 1-17. 




TRINITY-TIDE . 




TRINITY WEEK. 


Sunday, 
or 


( Genesis i. 
( Revelation xxii. 
( Proverbs viii. 
j John xv. 


( Genesis ii. 
( Acts viii. 
1 Isaiah vi. 
( 1 John v. 


Monday. 


Genesis iii. 
Matthew i. 18-25. 


Genesis iv. 1-16. 
Hebrews xii. 18-29. 


Tuesday. 


Genesis vi. 1-13. 
Matthew ii. 


Genesis vii. 
Hebrews xiii. 1-21. 


Wednesday. 


Genesis viii. 
Matthew iii. 


Genesis ix. 1-17. 
Ephesians i. 


Thursday. 


Genesis ix. 18-29. 
Matthew iv. 1-11. 


Genesis xi. 1-9. 
Ephesians ii. 


Friday. 


Genesis xii. 1-10. 
Matthew iv. 12-25. 


Genesis xiii. 
Ephesians iii. 


Saturday. 


Genesis xiv. 8-20. 
Matthew v. 1-1G. 


Genesis xv. 
Ephesians iv. 1—16. 


c xxvii 



FIRST WEEK AFTER TRINITY. 



Sunday, 
or 

Monday. 
Tuesday. 
Wednesday. 
Thursday. 
Friday. 
Saturday. 



Morning. 

( Genesis iii. 
j John iii. 5-36. 

Deuteronomy iv. 1-24. 

John xvi. 1-24. 

Genesis xvii. 
Matthew v. 17-48. 

Genesis xviii. 16-33. 
Matthew vi. 1-18. 

Genesis xxi. 1-21. 
Matthew vi. 19-34. 

Genesis xxiii. 
Matthew vii. 1-12. 

Genesis xxiv. 29-67. 
Matthew vii. 13-29. 

Genesis xxv. 19-34. 
Matthew viii. 1-17. 



Evening. 

j Genesis vi. 
\ Acts ix. 1-31. 

{Deuteronomy iv. 25- 
40. 
James i. 



Genesis xviii 
Ephesians iv. 

Genesis xix. 
Ephesians v. 

Genesis xxii. 
Ephesians v. 

Genesis xxiv. 
Ephesians vi. 

Genesis xxv. 
Ephesians vi. 

Genesis xxvi. 
Philippians i, 



1-15. 
. 17-32. 

12-30. 
1-21. 

1-19. 
22-33. 

. 1-28. 
1-9. 

5-11. 
10-24. 

1-6. 
1-11. 



SECOND WEEK AFTER TRINITY. 



Sunday, 
or 

Monday. 

Tuesday. 

Wednesday. 

Thursday. 

Friday. 

Saturday. 



( Genesis ix. 1-19. 
j John iv. 1-42. 

! Deuteronomy vi. 
Matthew xvi. 13-28. 

Genesis xxvii. 1-29. 
Matthew viii. 18-34. 

Genesis xxviii. 
Matthew ix. 1-17. 

Genesis xxx. 22-43. 
Matthew ix. 18-35. 

Genesis xxxii. 1-23. 
Matthew ix. 35-x. 15. 

Genesis xxxiii. 
Matthew x. 16-42. 

Genesis xxxix. 
Matthew xi. 1-19. 



( Genesis xv. 
j Acts. x. 

{Deuteronomy vii. 1- 
13 - .. 
James ii. 

Genesis xxvii. 30-46. 
Philippians i. 12-30. 

Genesis xxix. 1-20. 
Philippians ii. 1-18. 

Genesis xxxi. 17-42. 
Philippians iii. 

Genesis xxxii. 24—32. 
Philippians iv. 

Genesis xxxv. 1-15. 
Colossians i. 

Genesis xl. 
Colossians ii. 



xxviii 



THIRD WEEK AFTER TRINITY. 



Morn big. 

j Genesis xxxvii. 

j Luke iv. 14-32. 

( Deuteron. xxviii. 1-19. 

\ Luke ix. 28-45. 

Genesis xli. 1-45. 
Matthew xi. 20-30. 

Genesis xlii. 1-24. 
Matthew xii. 1-21. 

Genesis xliv. 
Matthew xii. 22-50. 

Geuesis xlvi. 1-7, 28-34. 
Matthew xiii. 1-23. 

Genesis xlvii. 11-31. 
Matthew xiii. 24-35. 

Genesis xlix. 
Matthew xiii. 36-58. 



Evening. 

J Genesis xlii. 
I Acts xi. 

( Deuteronomy xxx. 
j James iii. 

Genesis xli. 46-57. 
Colossians iii. 1-17. 

Genesis xliii. 
Colossians iii. 18-iv. 6. 

Genesis xlv. 
Philemon. 

Genesis xlvii. 1-10. 
1 Timothy i. 

Genesis xlviii. 
1 Timothy ii. 

Genesis L 
1 Timothy iii. 



FOURTH WEEK AFTER TRINITY. 



Sunday. 


( Genesis xliii. 


( Genesis xlv. 




I Matthew v. 


1 Acts xii. 


or 


j Deuteronomy xxxii. 


( Job i. 




j Matthew xviii. 1-20. 


( James iv. 


Monday. 


Exodus i. 


Exodus ii. 1-10. 




Matthew xiv. 1-21. 


1 Timothy iv. 


Tuesday. 


Exodus ii. 11-25. 


Exodus iii. 




Matthew xiv. 22-36. 


1 Timothy v. 


Wednesday. 


Exodus iv. 1-20. 


Exodus iv. 21-31. 




Matthew xv. 1-20. 


1 Timothy vi. 


Thursday. 


Exodus v. 


Exodus vi. 1-13. 




Matthew xv. 21-39. 


& Timothy i. 1-14. 


Friday. 


Exodus vii. 


Exodus viii. 1-15. 




Matthew xvi. 1-20. 


2 Timothy ii. 


Saturday. 


Exodus viii. 16-32. 


Exodus ix. 1-12. 




Matthew xvi. 21-28. 


2 Timothy iii. 1-15. 



FIFTH WEEK AFTER TRINITY. 



Sunday, 
or 

Monday. 

Tuesday. 

Wednesday. 

Thursday. 

Friday. 

Saturday. 



Morning. 

Genesis xlix. 
Matthew vi. 
Job ii. 

Luke x. 1-24. 

Exodus ix. 13-35. 
Matthew xvii. 

Exodus xi. 
Matthew xviii. 1-20. 

Exodus xii. 29-51. 
Matthew xviii. 21-35. 

Exodus xiv. 1-14. 
Matthew xix. 1-1 5. 

Exodus xv. 1-19. 
Matthew xix. 16-30. 

Exodus xvi. 
Matthew xx. 1-16. 



Evening. 

( Genesis xl. 

1 Acts xiii. 14-52. 
j Job ix. 

( James v. 

Exodus x. 

2 Timothy iii. 16-iv. 

Exodus xii. 1-28. 
Titus i. 

Exodus xiii. 
Titus ii. 

Exodus xiv. 15-31. 
Titus iii. 

Exodus xv. 20-27. 
James i. 1-21. 

Exodus xvii. 
James i. 22-27. 



SIXTH WEEK AFTER TRIXITY. 



Sunday. 


( Exodus iii. 


( Exodus v. 


j Matthew vii. 


| Acts xiv. 1-23. 


or 


( Job xiv. 


( Job xix. 




I Luke x. 25-42. 


1 1 Timothy i. 


Monday. 


Exodus xviii. 


Exodus xix. 




Matthew xx. 17-34. 


James ii. 1-13. 


Tuesday. 


Exodus xx. 


Exodus xxi. 12-3G. 


Matthew xxi. 1-16. 


James ii. 14-26. 


Wednesday. 


Exodus xxiii. 1-13. 


Exodus xxiii. 14-33. 




Matthew xxi. 17-46. 


James iii. 


Thursday. 


Exodus xxiv. 


Exodus xxv. 




Matthew xxii. 1-14. 


James iv. 1-12. 


Friday. 


Exodus xx vi. 1-30. 


Exodus xxvi. 31-xxvii. 




Matthew xxii. 15-46. 


21. 






James iv. 13-v. 11. 


Saturday. 


Exodus xxviii. 1-14. 


Exodus xxviii. 15-43. 




Matthew xxiii. 


James v. 12-20. 


XXX 



SEVENTH WEEK AFTER TRINITY. 





Morning. 


Evening. 


Sunday. 


( Exodus ix. 


( Exodus x. 


( i>A<llXIlcW XI. J— Ov. 


I AtlO A.V. X— OJ.. 


or 


| Job xxi. 


( Job xxiii. 1-xxiv. 25. 




| Matthew xii. 24-50. 


( 1 Timothy vi. 


TVTnndav. 


Exodus xxix. 1—28. 


Exodus xxix. 29-46. 


Matthew xxiv. 


1 Peter i. 1-12. 


Tuesday. 


Exodus xxx. 1-21. 


Exodus xxx. 22-38. 


Matthew xxv. 1-13. 


1 Peter i. 13-25. 


Wednesday. 


Exodus xxxi. 


Exodus xxxii. 1-18. 




Matthew xxv. 14-30. 


1 Peter ii. 1-12 


Thursday. 


Exodus xxxii. 19-35. 


Exodus xxxiii. 


Matthew xxv. 31-46. 


1 Peter ii. 13-25. 


Friday. 


Exodus xxxiv. 1-17. 


Exodus xxxiv. 18-35. 


Matthew xxvi. 1-16. 


1 Peter iii. 1-7. 


Saturday. 


Exodus xxxv. 1-29. 


Exodus xxxv. 30-xxxvi. 


Matthew xxvi. 17-35. 


7. 






1 Peter iii. 8-22. 



EIGHTH WEEK AFTER TRINITY. 



Sunday. | ( Exodus xiv. 

| ( Luke vii. 36-50. 
{ Job xxvi. 1-xxvii. 10. 
j Luke xii. 35-59. 

Exodus xxxix. 42-xl. 16. 
Matthew xxvi. 36-46. 

Leviticus viii. 
Matthew xxvi. 47-56. 

Leviticus xvi. 1-19. 
Matthew xxvi. 57-75. 

Leviticus xix. 1-18. 
Matthew xxvii. 1-26. 

Leviticus xxiv. 
Matthew xxvii. 27-56. 

Leviticus xxv. 23-55. 
Matthew xxvii. 57-66. 



Exodus xv. 
Acts xvii. 10-34. 
Job xxviii. 
2 Timothy ii. 

Exodus xl. 17-38. 
1 Peter iv. 1-11. 

Leviticus ix. 

1 Peter iv. 12-19. 

Leviticus xvi. 20-34. 

1 Peter v. 1-11. 

Leviticus xix. 19-37. 

2 Peter i. 1-11. 

Leviticus xxv. 1-22. 
'2 Peter i. 12-21. 

Leviticus xxvi. 1-20. 
1 John i. 



xxxi 



NINTH WEEK AFTER TRINITY. 





Morning. 


Evening. 


Sunday, 
or 


j Numbers xvi. 1-40. 
1 Matthew xiii. 24-52. 
( Job xxix. 1-xxx. 15. 
/ Luke xiii. 1-21. 


{ Numbers xxii. 
j Acts xix. 1-20. 
j Job xxx. 16-31. 
1 2 Timothy iii. 1-iv. 8. 


Monday. 


Leviticus xxvi. 21-46. 
Matthew xxviii. 


Numbers x. 1-13. 2D- 

36. 
1 John ii. 


Tuesday. 


Numbers xi. 
Mark i. 1-20. 


Numbers xii. 
1 John iii. 


Wednesday. 


Numbers xiii. 
Mark i. 21-45. 


Numbers xiv. 1-25. 
1 John iv. 


Thursday. 


Numbers xiv. 26-45. 
Mark ii. 1-12. 


Numbers xvii. 
1 John v. 


Friday. 


Numbers xix. 
Mark ii. 13-28. 


Numbers xx. 
2 John. 


Saturday. 


Numbers xxi. 1-9. 
Mark iii. 1-12. 


Numbers xxi. 10-35. 
Acts i. 1-14. 



TENTH WEEK AFTER TRINITY. 



Sunday. 


( Numbers xxiii. 


j Numbers xxiv. 


/ Matthew x. 1-40. 


\ Acts xx. 17-38. 


or 


( Job xxxi. 


f Job xxxviii. 




j Luke xiii. 22-35. 


\ 1 Corinthians xii. 12- 






( xiii. 13. 


Monday. 


Numbers xxr. 


Numbers xxvii. 12-23. 


Mark iii. 13-35. 


Acts i. 15-26. 


Tuesday. 


Numbers xxxi. 1-24. 


Numbers xxxv. 1-8. 




Mark iv. 1-20. 


Acts ii. 1-11. 


Wednesday. 


Numbers xxxv. 9-34. 


Deuteronomy i. 1-18. 


Mark iv. 21-41. 


Acts ii. 12-47. 


Thursday. 


Deuteronomy i. 19-46. 


Deuteronomy ii. 1-23. 




Mark v. 1-20. 


Acts iii. 


Friday. 


Deuteronomy ii. 24-37. 


Deuteronomy iii. 1-17. 




Mark v. 21-vi. 6. 


Acts iv. 1-22. 


Saturday. 


Deuteronomy iii. 18-29. 


Deuteronomy x. 




Mark vi. 7-29. 


Acts iv. 23-37. 



xxxii 



ELEVENTH WEEK AFTER TRINITY. 





Morning. 


Evening. 


Sunday, 
or 


( Deuteronomy iv. 1-40. 
( Matthew xvi. 13 -xvii. 8. 
( Job xxxix. 
j Luke xiv. 7-35. 


j Deuteronomy v. 
1 Acts xxii. 

Job xl. 
\ Ephesians i. 


Monday. 


Deuteronomy xi. 1-17. 
Mark vi. 30-56. 


Deuteronomy xi. 18-32. 
Acts v. 1-16. 


Tuesday. 


Deuteronomy xii. 1-19. 
Mark vii. 1-23. 


Deuteronomy xiv. 
Acts v. 17-42. 


Wednesday. 


Deuteronomy xv. 
Mark vii. 24-37. 


Deuteronomy xvi. 
Acts vi. 


Thursday. 


Deuteronomy xvii. 
Mark viii. 1-33. 


Deuteronomy xviii. 
Acts vii. 


Friday. 


Deuteronomy xix. 
Mark viii. 34-ix. 13. 


Deuteronomy xx. 
Acts viii. 1-25. 


Saturday. 


Deuteronomy xxi. 
Mark ix. 14-32. 


Deuteron. xxii. 1-12. 
Acts viii. 26-40. 



TWELFTH WEEK AFTER TRINITY. 



Sunday. 


( Deuteronomy vi. 


j Deuteronomy vii. 




I Matthew xviii. 


( Acts xxiv. 


or 


j Job xli. 


| Job xlii. 




{ Luke xv. 


( Ephesians ii. 


Monday. 


Deuteronomy xxiv. 6-22. 


Deuteronomy xxv. 




Mark ix. 33-50. 


Acts ix. 1-22. 


Tuesday. 


Deuteronomy xxvi. 


Deuteronomy xxvii. 




Mark x 1-12. 


Acts ix. 23-43. 


Wednesday. 


Deuteron. xxviii. 1-14. 


Deuteron. xxviii. 15-44. 




Mark x. 13-31. 


Acts x. 1-18. 


Thursday. 


Deuteron. xxviii. 45-68. 


Deuteronomy xxix. 




Mark x. 32-52. 


Acts x. 19-48. 


Friday. 


Deuteronomy xxx. 


Deuteron. xxxi. 1-15. 




Mark xi. 1-11. 


Acts xi. 1-18. 


Saturday. 


Deuteron. xxxi. 14-30. 


Deuteronomy xxxii. 




Mark xi. 12-33. 


Acts xi. 19-30. 


xxxiii 



THIRTEENTH WEEK AFTER TRINITY. 





Morning. 


Evening. 


Sunday, 
or 


( Deuteronomy viii. 
j Luke x. 38-xi. 13. 
( Zecbariah iii. 
j Luke TO. 1-19. 


j Deuteronomy ix. 
j Acts xxvi. 
( Zechariah vii. 
1 Ephesians iii. 


Monday. 


Deuteronomy xxxiii. 
Mark xii. 1-12. 


Deuteronomy xxxiv. 
Acts xii. 


Tuesday. 


Joshua i. 

Mark xii. 13-34. 


Joshua ii. 
Acts xiii. 1-13. 


"Wednesday. 


Joshua iii. 
Mark xii. 35-44. 


Joshua iv. 

Acts xiii. 14-43. 


Thursday. 


Joshua v. 
Mark xiii. 


Joshua vi. 

Acts xiii. 44-xiv. 7. 


Friday. 


Joshua vii. 
Mark xiv. 1-31. 


Joshua viii. 1-23. 
Acts xiv. o-2o. 


Saturday. 


Joshua viii. 24-35. 
Mark xiv. 32-52. 


Joshua ix. 
Acts xv. 1-29. 


FOURTEENTH WEEK AFTER TRIXITY. 


Sunday, 
or 


( Deuteronomy xxxiii. 
i Luke xi. 14-54. 
\ Zechariah viii. 
/ Luke xvii. 20-37. 


( Deuteronomy xxxiv. 
\ Acts xxviii. 
j Zechariah ix. 
j Ephesians iv. 


Monday. 


Joshua x. 1-27. 
Mark xiv. 53-72. 


Joshua x. 28-43. 
Acts xv. 30-xvi. 15. 


Tuesday. 


Joshua xi. 
Mark xv. 1-20. 


Joshua xiv. 
Acts xvi. 16-40. 


Wednesday. 


Joshua xviii. 1-11. 
Mark xv. 21-47. 


Joshua xxii. 1-10. 
Acts xvii. 1-15. 


Thursday. 


Joshua xxiv. 1-29. 
Mark xvi. 


Judges ii. 

Acts xvii. 16-34. 


Friday. 


Judges iii. 1-11. 
Luke i. 1-38. 


Judges vi. 1-24. 
Acts xviii. 1-17. 


Saturday. 


Judges vi. 25-40. 
Luke i. 39-56. 


Judges vii. 

Acts xviii. 18-28. 



xxxiv 



FIFTEENTH WEEK AFTER TRINITY. 





Morning. 


Evening. 


Sunday, 
or 


{ Joshua xxiii. 
j Luke xii. 1-34. 
( Zechariah xiv. 
j Matthew xix. 


( Joshua xxiv. 
( 1 John i. 
( Isaiah i. 

< Ephesians iv. 17-v. 
( 14. 


Monday. 


Judges viii. 1-23. 
Luke i. 57-80. 


J udges x. 
Acts xix. 1-20. 


Tuesday. 


Judges xi. 29-40. 
Luke ii. 1-20. 


Judges xiii. 
Acts xix. 21-41. 


Wednesday. 


Judges xiv. 
Luke ii. 21-40. 


Judges xv. 
Acts xx. 1-16. 


Thursday. 


Judges xvi. 13-31. 
Luke ii. 41-52. 


Ruth i. 

Acts xx. 17-38. 


Friday. 


Ruth ii. 
Luke iii. 1-23. 


Ruth iv. 

Acts xxi. 1 25. 


Saturday. 


1 Samuel i. 1-23. 
Luke iv. 1-13. 


1 Samuel i. 24-ii. 11. 
Acts xxi. 26-40. 


SIXTEENTH WEEK AFTER TRINITY. 


Sunday, 
or 


( Judges iv. 
j John v. 
( Isaiah ii. 
\ Matthew xx. 


j Judges v. 

j 1 John ii. 

( Tsaiah ii. 22-iii. 15. 

( Ephesians v. 15-33. 


Monday. 


1 Samuel ii. 12-36. 
Luke iv. 14-44. 


1 Samuel iii. 
Acts xxii. 1-24. 


Tuesday. 


1 Samuel iv. 
Luke v. 1-26. 


1 Samuel v. 

Acts xxii. 25-xxiii. 11. 


Wednesday. 


1 Samuel vi. 
Luke v. 27-39. 


1 Samuel vii. 
Acts xxiii. 12-35. 


Thursday. 


1 Samuel viii. 
Luke vi. 1-19. 


1 Samuel ix. 1-14. 
Acts xxiv. 


Friday. 


1 Samuel ix. 15-27. 
Luke vi. 20-49. 


1 Samuel x. 1-13. 
Acts xxv. 


Saturday. 


1 Samuel x. 14-27. 
Luke vii. 1-17. 


1 Samuel xi. 
Acts xxvi. 



XXXV 



SEVENTEENTH WEEK AFTER TRINITY. 



Morning. 


Evening. 


Sunday. 


( 1 Samuel xii. 


j 1 Samuel xvn. 


1 John vi. 22-65. 


{ 1 John iii. 


or 


( Isaiah iii. 16-iv. 6. 


{ Isaiah v. 






) Ephesians vi. 


Monday. 


1 Samuel xiii. 1-16. 


1 Samuel xiv. 1-23. 


Luke vii. 18-35. 


Acts xxvii. 


Tuesday. 


1 Samuel xiv. 24-52. 


1 Samuel xv. 


Luke vii. 36-50. 


Acts xx viii. 1-16. 


Wednesday. 


1 Samuel xvi. 1—13. 


1 Samuel xvi. 14— xvii. 


Luke viii. 1-18. 


11. 






Acts xxviii. 17-31. 


Thursday. 


1 Samuel xvii. 38-58. 


1 Samuel xviii. 1—21. 


Luke viii. 19-40. 


Galatians i. 


Friday. 


1 Samuel xix. 


1 Samuel xx. 1-17. 


Luke viii. 41-56. 


Galatians ii. 


Saturday. 


1 Samuel xxi. 


1 Samuel xxiii. 13-29. 


Luke ix. 1-17. 


Galatians iii. 1-14. 



EIGHTEENTH WEEK AFTER TRINITY. 



Sunday. 


( 2 Samuel xii. 1-23. 


( 2 Samuel xix. * 


j John vii. 11-53. 


\ 1 John iv. 


or 


j Isaiah vii. 1-16 


( Isaiah viii. 




1 John i. 1-14. 


j Hebrews i. 


Monday. 


1 Samuel xxi v. 


1 Samuel xxv. 1-17. 


Luke ix. 18-42. 


Galatians iii. 15-iv. 7. 


Tuesday. 


1 Samuel xxv. 18-44. 


1 Samuel xxvi. 


Luke ix. 43-62. 


Galatians iv. 8-31. 


Wednesday. 


1 Samuel xxviii. 


1 Samuel xxix. 




Luke x. 1-24. 


Galatians v. 


Thursday. 


1 Samuel xxxi. 


2 Samuel i. 


Luke x. 25-42. 


Galatians vi. 


Friday. 


2 Samuel ii. 


2 Samuel iii. 1-21. 




Luke xi. 1-13. 


Romans i. 1-17. 


Saturday. 


2 Samuel iii. 22-39. 


2 Samuel iv. 




Luke xi. 14-28. 


Romans i. 18-32. 



xx xvi 



NINETEENTH WEEK AFTER TRINITY. 





Morning. 


Evening. 


Sunday. 


{ 1 Kings viii. 1-21. 


( 1 Kings viii. 22-66. 


1 John viii. 12-59. 


) 1 John v. 


or 


( Isaiah viii. 22-ix. 7. 


1 Isaiah xi. 1-xii. 6. 




( John i. 15-51. 


( Hebrews ii. 


Monday. 


2 Samuel v. 1-12. 


2 Samuel vi. 


Luke xi. 20-51. 


Romans ii. 


Tuesday. 


2 Samuel vii. 1-17. 


2 Samuel vii. 18-29. 


Luke xii. 1-12. 


Romans iii. 1-20. 


Wednesday. 


2 Samuel ix. 


2 Samuel x. 




Luke xii. 13-31. 


Romans iii. 21-31. 


Thursday. 


2 Samuel xi. 


2 Samuel xii. 1-23. 




Luke xii 32—59. 


Romans iv. 


Friday. 


2 Samuel xv. 1-18. 


2 Samuel xv. 19-37. 


Luke xiii. 1-17. 


Romans v. 


Saturday. 


2 Samuel xvi. 1—14. 


2 Samuel xvi. 15-xvii. 


Luke xiii. 18-35. 


14. 






Romans vi. 1-14. 


TWENTIETH WEEK AFTER TRINITY. 


Sunday. 


f 1 Kings xvii. 


( 1 Kings xviii. 




) John ix. 


\ 1 Peter i. 


or 


( Isaiah xxxiv. 


j Isaiah xxxv. 




{ Matthew v. 


j Hebrews iii. 


Monday. 


2 Samuel xvii. 15-29. 


2 Samuel xviii. 1-18. 




Luke xiv. 1-21. 


Romans vi. 15-vii. 6. 


Tuesday. 


2 Samuel xviii. 19-33. 


2 Samuel xix. 1-15. 




Luke xiv. 25-35. 


Romans vii. 7-25. 


Wednesday. 


2 Samuel xxii. 


2 Samuel xxiii. 1-17. 




Luke xv. 


Romans viii. 1-17. 


Thursday. 


2 Samuel xxiv. 


1 Chronicles xxii. 




Luke xvi. 


Romans viii. 18-39. 


Friday. 


1 Chronicles xxiii. 24- 


1 Chronicles xxviii. 




xxiv. 6. 


Romans ix. 1-29. 




Luke xvii. 1-19. 




Saturday. 


1 Chronicles xxix. 1-19. 


1 Chronicles xxix. 20- 


Luke xvii. 20-37. 


30. 






Romans ix. 30-x. 21. 


xxxvii 



TWENTY-FIRST WEEK AFTER TRINITY. 





Morning. 


Even ing. 


Sunday, 
or 


( 2 Kings v. 
( John x. 1-21. 
\ Isaiah xl. 
( Matthew vi. 


( 2 Kings xix. 
( 1 Peter ii. 
f Isaiah xli. 
( Hebrews iv. 


Monday. 


1 Kings i. 5-10. 
Luke xviii. 1-30. 


1 Kings i. 41-53. 
Romans xi. 


Tuesday. 


1 Kings ii. 1-27. 
Luke xviii. 31-43. 


1 Kings ii. 28-46. 
Romans xii. 


Wednesday. 


1 Kings hi. 
Luke xix. 1-27. 


1 Kings iv. 20-34. 
Romans xiii. 


Thursday. 


1 Kings v. 
Luke xix. 28-48. 


1 Kings vi. 1-10. 
Romans xv. 1-13. 


Friday. 


1 Kings vi. 11-35. 
.Luke xx. l— lo. 


1 Kings vii. 1-26. 
1 Corinthians i. 


Saturday. 


1 Kings vii. 27-51. 
Luke xx. 19-47. 


1 Kings viii. 1-21. 
1 Corinthians ii. 


TWENTY-SECOND WEEK AFTER TRINITY. 


Sunday, 
or 


( Daniel ii. 
( Luke xii. 35-59. 
[ Isaiah xlti. 
| Matthew vii. 


{ Daniel iii. 
\ 1 Peter iii. 
( Isaiah xliii. 
I Hebrews v. 


Monday. 


1 Kings viii. 22-54. 
Luke xxi. 


1 Kings viii. 55-ix. 9. 
1 Corinthians iii. 


Tuesday. 


1 Kings ix. 10-28. 
Luke xxii. 1-23. 


1 Kings x. 1-13. 
1 Corinthians iv. 


Wednesday. 


1 Kings x. 14-29. 
Luke xxii. 24-38. 


1 Kings xi. 1-25. 
1 Corinthians v. 


Thursday. 


1 Kings xi. 26-43. 
Luke xxii. 39-53. 


1 Kings xii. 

1 Corinthians vi. 


Friday. 


1 Kings xiii. 
Luke xxii. 54-71. 


1 Kings xiv. 1—20. 
1 Corinthians vii. 1-24. 


Saturday. 


1 Kings xiv. 20-31. 
Luke xxiii. 1-25. 


1 Kings xv. 1-24. 
1 Corinthians vii. 25— 
40. 


xxxviii 



TWENTY-THIRD WEEK AFTER TRINITY. 





Morning. 


Evening. 


Sunday, 
or 


( Daniel vii. 

j Luke xiii. 

( Isaiah xliv. 

1 Matthew xxv. 1-30. 


{ Daniel vi. 
1 1 Peter iv. 
( Isaiah xlv. 
\ Hebrews vi. 


Monday. 


1 Kings xv. 25-xvi. 7. 
Luke xxiii. 26-56. 


1 Kings xvi. 8-31. 
1 Corinthians viii. 


Tuesday. 


1 Kings xvii. 
Luke xxiv. 1-12. 


1 Kings xviii. 1-18. 
1 Corinthians ix. 


Wednesday. 


1 Kings xviii. 17-46. 
Luke xxiv. 13-35. 


1 Kings xix. 

1 Corinthians x. 1—13. 


Thursday. 


1 Kings xx. 1-21. 
Luke xxiv. 36-53. 


1 Kings xx. 22-43. 
1 Corinthians x. 14-33. 


Friday. 


1 Kings xxi. 1-16. 
Revelation i. 


1 Kings xxi. 17-29. 
1 Corinthians xi. 1—16. 


Saturday. 


1 Kings xxii. 1-40. 
Revelation ii. 1-11. 


1 Kings xxii. 41-53. 
1 Corinthians xi. 17- 
34. 


TWENTY-FOURTH WEEK AFTER TRINITY. 


Sunday, 
or 


( Proverbs viii. 

I Luke xiv. 

( Isaiah xiii. 

j Matthew xxi. 28-46. 


[ Proverbs i. 7-33. 
\ 1 Peter v. 
{ Isaiah xiv. 1-27. 
\ Hebrews vii. 


Monday. 


2 Kings i. 

Revelation ii. 12-29. 


2 Kings ii. 

1 Corinthians xii. 


Tuesday. 


2 Kings iii. 
Revelation iii. 


2 Kings iv. 1-17, 
1 Corinthians xii. 31— 
xiii. 13. 


Wednesday. 


2 Kings iv. 18-44. 
Revelation iv. 


2 Kings v. 

1 Corinthians xiv. 1- 
21. 


Thursday. 


2 Kings vi. 
Revelation v. 


2 Kings vii. 
1 Corinthians xiv. 22- 
40. 


Friday. 


2 Kings viii. 
Revelation vi. 


2 Kings ix. 

1 Corinthians xv. 1-19. 


Saturday. 


2 Kings x. 1-17. 
Revelation vii. 


2 Kings x. 18-30. 
1 Corinthians xv. 20- 
34. 



xxxix 



TWENTY-FIFTH WEEK AFTER TRINITY. 



Morning. 


Evening. 


Sunday, 
or 


( Proverbs iii. 
/ Luke xv. 
j Isaiah xvi. 
| Matthew xxiii. 


j Jeremiah iii. 12-25. 
( 2 Peter i. 
j Isaiah xxiv. 
( Titus i. 


Monday. 


2 Kings xi. 
Revelation viii. 


2 Kings xii. 
1 Corinthians xv. 35— 
58. 


Tuesday. 


2 Kings xiii. 
Revelation ix. 


2 Kings xiv. 

1 Corinthians xvi. 


Wednesday. 


2 Kings xv. 1-22. 
Revelation x. 


1 lYlllgS XV. 2.6— OO. 

2 Corinthians i. 1-14. 


Thursday. 


2 Kings xvi. 
Revelation xi. 


2 Kings xvii. 1—23. 
2 Corinthians i. 15-24. 


Friday. 


2 Kings xvii. 24-41. 
Revelation xii. 


2 Kings xviii. 1-1 G. 
2 Corinthians ii. 


Saturday. 


2 Kings xviii. 17—37. 
Revelation xiii. 


2 Kings xix. 1-19. 
2 Corinthians iii. 


, TWENTY-SIXTH WEEK AFTER TRINITY. 


Sunday, 
or 


( Jeremiah xvii. 1-14. 
I Luke xvi. 10-xvii. 10. 
| Isaiah xxv. 
1 Matthew xxiv. 


( Jeremiah xxxi. 1-26. 
{ 2 Peter ii. 
j Isaiah xxvi. 
( Titus ii. 


Monday. 


2 Kings xix. 20-37. 
Revelation xiv. 


2 Kings xx. 

2 Corinthians iv. 


Tuesday. 


2 Kings xxi. 
Revelation xv. 


2 Kings xxii. 
2 Corinthians v. 


Wednesday. 


2 Kings xxiii. 1-20. 
Revelation xvi. 


2 Kings xxiii. 21-37. 
2 Corinthians vi. 1- 
vii. 1. 


Thursday. 


2 Kings xxiv. 
Revelation xvii. 


2 Kings xxv. 1-17. 
2 Corinthians vii. 2- 
16. 


Friday. 


2 Kings xxv. 18-30. 
Revelation xviii. 


Ezra i. 

2 Corinthians viii. 


Saturday. 


Ezra iii. 
Revelation xix. 


Ezra vi. 

2 Corinthians ix. 



xl 



TWENTY-SEVENTH WEEK AFTER TRINITY. 





Morning. 


Evening. 


Sunday. 


{ Jeremiah xxxi. 27-40. 


( Jeremiah xxxiii. I- 


( Luke xvii. 11-37. 


j 18. 






V 2 Peter iii. 


or 


( Isaiah xlvi. 


( Isaiah xlvii. 




J Matthew xxv. 31-48. 


1 Titus iii. 1-11. 




rL,zia vn. o— ^jo. 


Ezra viii. 15-36. 




Revelation xx. 


2 Corinthians x. 


1 uesday. 


Ezra ix. 


Ezra x. 1-17. 




Revelation xxi. 


2 Corinthians xi. 1- 








W eunesday. 


Nehemiah i. 


Nehemiah ii. 




Revelation xxii- 


2 Corinthians xi. 16 — 






33. 


Thursday. 


Nehemiah iv. 


Nehemiah v. 




John xii. 1-19. 


2 Corinthians xii. 


Friday. 


Nehemiah vi. 


Nehemiah viii. 




John xii. 20-36. 


^ VyUHIltllldliS Xlll. 


Saturday. 


Nehemiah ix. 


Nehemiah xiii. 




John xii. 37-50. 


Jude. 



N. B. If Christmas-day fall on the Sunday after the 
Fourth Sunday in Advent, the Lessons appointed for the 
First Week after Christmas shall be used in Christmas Week, 
and the Lessons appointed for the Second Week after Christ- 
mas shall be used in the First Week after Christmas. 



xli 



MORNING SERVICE. 



I. 

Y. "DLESSED be the King that cometh in the 

J-^ Name of the Lord. 
I?. Hosanna in the highest. 

ii. 

Behold a Virgin shall conceive and bear a 
son, and shall call His Name Emmanuel. 

I?. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to 
the Holy Ghost. 

^\ Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I 
will raise unto David a Righteous Branch, and a 
King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute 
judgment and justice in the earth. In His days 
Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely : 
and this is His Name whereby He shall be called, 
The Lord our Righteousness. 

I??. Thou shalt arise, O Lord, and have mercy 
upon Sion : for it is time that Thou have mercy 
upon her, yea, the time is come. 

The Desire of all nations shall come : and I 
will fill this house with glory, saith the Lord of 
hosts : the glory of this latter house shall be greater 
than of the former, saith the Lord of hosts : and 
in this place will I give peace, saith the Lord of 
hosts. 

1^. Come and save us, O Lord God of hosts. 

Now it is high time to awake out of sleep ; 
for now is our salvation nearer than when we be- 
A 1 



ADVENT. 



lieved : the night is far spent, the day is at hand : 
let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and 
let us put on the armour of light. 

ty. Show the light of Thy countenance, and we 
shall be whole. 

Behold, the Lord, whom ye seek, shall sud- 
denly come to His temple, even the Messenger of 
the Covenant, whom ye delight in ! Behold, He 
shall come, saith the Lord of hosts. But who may 
abide the day of His coming ? and who shall stand 
when He appeareth ? 

I?. O visit us with Thy salvation. 

The Lord make you to increase and abound 
in love one toward another, and toward all men : 
to the end He may stablish your hearts unblamable 
in holiness before God, even our Father, at the 
Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, with all His 
saints. 

ty. Save now, we beseech Thee, O Lord. 



Then may be said a Penitential Psalm. 
Then shall all say the Confession. 
E confess, O Lord, that we have sinned in 



thought, word and deed: by our own most 
grievous fault we have offended against Thy Divine 
Majesty : we do heartily repent, and beseech Thee 
to forgive us all that is past: and grant that we 
may ever hereafter serve and please Thee in new- 



T. Let us pray. 



Then, all kneeling, shall be said: 



T. Lord, have mercy upon us. 
1^. Lord, have mercy upon us. 

Christ, have mercy upon us. 
I?. Christ, have mercy upon us. 

Lord, have mercy upon us. 
I?. Lord, have mercy upon us. 




2 



MORNING SERVICE. 



ness of life, to the glory of Thy Holy Name : 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Then shall the Priest stand up and say : 

ALMIGHTY God have mercy upon you ; pardon 
all your sins ; deliver you from evil ; preserve 
and confirm you in goodness ; and grant you the 
grace and consolation of the Holy Spirit; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Then, all kneeling shall say the Lord's Prayer. 

OUR, Father, Who art in heaven : Hallowed be 
Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy Will 
be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this 
day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, 
as we forgive those who trespass against us. And 
lead us not into temptation : But deliver us from 
evil : For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and 
the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. 
TP". O Lord, show Thy mercy upon us : 
I?. And grant us Thy salvation. 

Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day with- 
out sin. 

ty. O Lord, have mercy upon us. 

t. O Lord, let Thy mercy lighten upon us : 

As our trust is in Thee. 
^ . Turn us again, Thou Lord of hosts : 
1^. And deliver us for Thy Name's sake. 
T. O God, make speed to save us : 
I?. O Lord, make haste to help us. 

O visit us with Thy salvation : 
1^. And let our mouth be filled with Thy praise. 

Then, all standing, shall be said : 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and 
to the Holy Ghost : 

3 



ADVENT. 



I?. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
shall be, world without end. Amen. 

Then shall be sung this Canticle. 
Cantate Domino. Psalm xcvi. 1. 

jPV SING unto the Lord a new song : sing unto 
the Lord, all the whole earth. 

Sing unto the Lord, and praise His Name : be 
telling of His salvation from day to day. 

Ascribe unto the Lord, O ye kindreds of the 
people : ascribe unto the Lord worship and power. 

Ascribe unto the Lord the honor due unto His 
Name : bring presents, and come into His courts. 

O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness : let 
the whole earth stand in awe of Him. 

Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be 
glad : let the sea make a noise, and all that therein 
is. 

For He cometh, for He cometh to judge the 
earth : and with righteousness to judge the world, 
and the people with His truth. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to 
the Holy Ghost : 

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall 
be, world without end. Amen, 

Then shall the Minister read the Chapter. Matt. xxv. 5, 6. 

While the Bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered 
and slept. And at midnight there was a cry made. 
Behold, the Bridegroom cometh : go ye out to meet 
Him. 3?. Behold the Bridegroom cometh ! 

Then shall be read or sung by Minister and people a Selec- 
tion of Psalms. 

Then shall the Minister read the First Lesson. 
4 



MORNING SERVICE. 



Then shall be sung this Canticle. 
Benedicite, omnia opera Domini, 

/^V ALL ye Works of the Lord, bless ye the 
Lord : praise and exalt Him above all for 

ever. 

O ye Heavens, O ye Angels of the Lord, O all 
ye Powers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord : praise 
and exalt Him above all for ever. 

O ye Sun and Moon, O ye Stars of heaven, bless 
ye the Lord : praise and exalt Him above all for 
ever. 

O ye Showers and Dew, O all ye Winds, O ye 
Fire and Heat, bless ye the Lord : praise and exalt 
Him above all for ever. 

O ye Winter and Summer, O ye Nights and 
Days, O ye Light and Darkness, bless ye the Lord : 
praise and exalt Him above all for ever. 

O ye Ice and Cold, O ye Frost and Snow, O ye 
Lightnings and Clouds, bless ye the Lord : praise 
and exalt Him above all for ever. 

O let the Earth bless the-Lord ; O ye Mountains 
and Hills, O all ye Things that grow on the earth, 
bless ye the Lord : praise and exalt Him above all 
for ever. 

O ye Fountains, O ye Seas and Rivers, O ye 
Whales and all that move in the waters, bless ye 
the Lord : praise and exalt Him above all for ever. 

O all ye Fowls of the air, O all ye Beasts and 
Cattle, O ye Children of men, bless ye the Lord : 
praise and exalt Him above all for ever. 

O Israel, O ye Priests of the Lord, O ye Ser- 
vants of the Lord, bless ye the Lord : praise and 
exalt Him above all for ever. 

O ye Spirits and Souls of the righteous, O ye 
Holy and Humble men of heart, O all ye that wor- 
5 



ADVENT. 



6hip the Lord, bless ye the Lord : praise and exalt 
Him above all for ever. 

Glory be to the Father, etc. 

Then shall the Minister read the Second Lesson. 
Then shall be sung this Canticle. 
Egredietur Virga. Isa. xi. 1. 

THERE shall come forth a Rod out of the stem 
of Jesse : and a Branch shall grow out of His 

roots. 

And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him : 
the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit 
of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and 
of the fear of the Lord ; 

And shall make Him of quick understanding in 
the fear of the Lord : and He shall not judge after 
the sight of His eyes, neither reprove after the 
hearing of His ears ; 

But with righteousness shall He judge the poor : 
and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth. 

And righteousness shall be the girdle of His 
loins : and faithfulness the girdle of His reins. 

The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb : and 
the leopard shall lie down with the kid ; 

And the calf and the young lion and the fading 
together : and a little child shall lead them. 

They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy 
mountain : for the earth shall be full of the knowl- 
edge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea. 

And in that day there shall be a Root of Jesse, 
which shall stand for an Ensign of the people : to 
It shall the Gentiles seek, and His rest shall be 
glorious. 

Glory be to the Father, etc. 

6 



MORNING SERVICE. 



Then shall be said by Minister and people the 
Apostles' Creed. 

T BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty: 
-*~ Maker of heaven and earth : 

And in Jesus Christ His Only Son our Lord: 
Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost : born of 
the Virgin Mary : suffered under Pontius Pilate : 
was crucified, dead, and buried : He descended into 
hell : the third day He rose from the dead : He 
ascended into heaven : and sitteth on the right hand 
of God the Father Almighty : from thence He shalJ 
come to judge the quick and the dead. 

I believe in the Holy Ghost : the holy Catholic 
Church : the Communion of saints : the Forgiveness 
of sins : the Resurrection of the body : and the 
Life everlasting.. Amen. 

^r. Blessed are those servants, whom the Lord 
when He cometh shall find watching. The Lord be 
with you : 

1^. And with thy spirit. 

"Jjh Let us pray. 

Then, all kneeling, shall be said : 

T. Turn Thee again, O Lord, at the last : 
13f. And be gracious unto Thy servants, 
y*. Let Thy merciful kindness, O Lord, be upon 
us : 

1^. As we do put our trust in Thee. 
"f". Let Thy priests be clothed with righteousness : 
ty. And let Thy saints sing with joy fulness. 
"f". O Lord, direct and prosper our rulers : 
Tty. And mercifully hear us when we call upon 
Thee. 

f". O God, save Thy servants : 
B?* Who put their trust in Thee. 
'f', O Lord, save Thv people : 
7 



ADVENT 



ty. And bless Thine inheritance. 
t. Let us pray for the peace of Jerusalem : 
ty. Peace be within her walls : and plenteousness 
within her palaces. 

Then shall be said one or more 

Collects for the Season. 

1. "A TERCIFULLY hear, O Lord, the prayers 

of Thy people, and bestow upon them 
assistance for this present life ; that as they rejoice 
in the advent of Thine Only-Begotton Son according 
to the flesh, so when He cometh the second time in 
His Majesty, they may receive the reward of eter- 
nal life ; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 

2. O Christ our God, Who wilt come to judge the 
world in the manhood which Thou hast assumed, 
we pray Thee to sanctify us wholly, that in the day 
of Thy Coming our whole spirit, soul, and body may 
be so quickened to a new life in Thee, that we may 
live and reign with Thee for ever ; through Thy 
mercy, O Blessed Lord, Who dost live and govern 
all things, world without end. Amen. 

3. Incline, O Lord, Thy merciful ears to our 
voice, and illuminate the darkness of our hearts by 
the light of Thy visitation ; Who iivest and reignest 
with the Father and the Holy Ghost, world without 
end. Amen. 

4. Be Thou to us, O Lord, a crown of glory in 
the day when Thou shalt come to judge the world 
by fire ; that Thou mayest graciously clothe us here 
with the robe of righteousness, and hereafter endue 
us with the perfection of a glorious liberty ; through 
Thy mercy, O Blessed Lord, Who dost live and gov- 
ern all things, world without end. A men. 

5. We beseech Thee, O Lord our God, let us 
all rejoice with upright hearts, being gathered to- 

8 



MORNING SERVICE. 



gether in the unity of faith ; that at the coming of 
Thy Son our Saviour, we may go forth undefiled to 
meet Him in the company of His saints ; through 
the same Jesus Christ our Lord. A men. 

6. In that day of dread, O Lord, have pity on 
those who confess Thy Passion. Have Thou a 
care of those who put their trust in Thy love for 
man, and do Thou forgive their sins. Let Thy ten- 
derness be moved for those who invoke Thy Holy 
Name. Rebuke not the ministers of Thy kingdom 
for their soiled raiment. Let not the light of our 
lamps be put out. Let not Thy justice be against 
us, nor Thy mercy fail us. Show the aid of Thy 
grace against our wickedness. Pour out the flood 
of Thy pity on our ungodliness, and wash away our 
stains, and efface in us whatever is offensive to 
Thee. Give us true faith, purity of heart, deliver- 
ance from temptation, a peaceful end, and a blessed 
inheritance with Thy saints, that we may stand with 
confidence before Thine awful throne, O Merciful 
Lord, who dost live and govern all things, world 
without end. Amen. 

7. O Lord our God, multiply upon us Thy grace, 
and grant us to follow by a holy profession the 
triumph of the saints, whose glorious conflicts are 
recorded for our encouragement ; through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Then shall be said the Prayers for the Day. 

9 



EVENING SERVICE. 
I. 

Y. "OLESSED is He that cometh in the Name 

-D f the Lord. 
I^. Hosanna in the highest. 

11. 

Y- The voice of him that crieth in the wilder- 
ness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord ; make 
straight in the desert a highway for our God. 
Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain 
and hill be made low : and the crooked shall be 
made straight, and the rough places plain : and the 
glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh 
shall see it together : for the mouth of the Lord 
hath spoken it. 

^f- Blessed be the Lord God of Israel. 

Y- The grass withereth, the flower fadeth : but 
the word of our God shall stand for ever. 

I^- The word of the Lord endureth for ever. 

Y- Heaven and earth shall pass away : but His 
word shall not pass away. 

I?. They shall perish : but Thou remainest. 

Y- Behold, the son of man shall come in the 
clouds of heaven with power and great glory, and 
He shall reward every man according to his works. 

Iy 7 . Save now, we beseech Thee, O Lord. 

Y- He shall sit upon the throne of His glory : and 
all nations shall be gathered before Him, and He 
shall separate them one from another : He shall 
render to every man according to his deeds. 
10 



EVENING SERVICE. 



For He cometh, for He cometh to judge the 

earth. 

When the Lord cometh, He will bring to light 
the hidden things of darkness, and will make mani- 
fest the counsels of the hearts. 

I?'- With righteousness shall He judge the world. 
The Lord searcheth the heart, He trieth the 
reins, even to give every man according to his ways, 
and according to the fruit of his doings. 

1^. The Righteous God knoweth the secrets of the 
heart. 

y. Search me, O God, and know my heart : try 
me and know my thoughts. 

I?- And see if there be any wicked way in me : 
and lead me in the way everlasting. 

y. May the God of peace sanctify you wholly, 
that ye may be preserved blameless unto the com- 
ing of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen, 

% Let us pray. 

Then, all kneeling, shall be said : 

y» O Wisdom, That earnest forth out of the 
mouth of the Most High : 

ty- Come and teach us the way of understanding. 
O Lord and Ruler of the House of Israel, 
Who appearedst unto Moses in the flaming bush, and 
gavest unto him the law in Sinai : 

I^- Come and redeem us with an outstretched 
arm. 

O Root of Jesse, Who standest for an ensign 
of the people, unto Whom the Gentiles shall pray : 
Tty- Come and deliver us, and tarry not. 
y» O Key of David, and Sceptre of the House of 
Israel, Thou That openest and no man shutteth, and 
shuttest and no man openeth : 

Come and loose the prisoners from the prison- 
house. 

11 



ADVENT. 



O Orient, Brightness of the Eternal Light, 

and Sun of Righteousness : 

~Rf> Come and lighten them that sit in darkness, 
and in the shadow of death. 

T> O King of the Gentiles and their Desire : 
Come and save man whom Thou hast made 
out of the dust of the ground. 

Emmanuel, our King and Lawgiver, the 
Desire of all nations and their Saviour : 
1^. Come and save us, O Lord our God. 

Come and save us, O Lord God of hosts. 
I?. Show the light of Thy countenance, and we 
shall be whole. 

Make no long tarrying, O my God. 
ty. Come, O Lord, and tarry not : do away the 
offences of Thy people Israel. 

Then shall all say the Confession. 
"Yf^E confess, O Lord, that we have sinned in 
^ ^ thought, word, and deed : by our own most 
grievous fault we have offended against Thy Divine 
Majesty : we do heartily repent, and beseech Thee 
to forgive us all that is past : and grant that we 
may ever hereafter serve and please Thee in new- 
ness of life, to the glory of Thy Holy Name : 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Then shall the Priest stand up and say : 

A LMIGHTY God have mercy upon you ; pardon 
all your sins ; deliver you from evil ; preserve 
and confirm you in goodness ; and grant you the 
grace and consolation of the Holy Spirit; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Then all kneeling shall say the Lord's Prayer. 

OUR Father, Who art in heaven : Hallowed be 
Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy Will 
be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this 
12 



EVENING SERVICE. 



day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, 
as we forgive those who trespass against us. And 
lead us not into temptation : But deliver us from 
evil : For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, 
and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. 
O Lord, show Thy mercy upon us : 
I??- And grant us Thy salvation. 

Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this night 
without sin. 

O Lord, have mercy upon us. 
O Lord, let Thy mercy lighten upon us : 
ty. As our trust is in Thee. 
"T- Turn us again, Thou Lord of hosts : 
I??. And deliver us for Thy Name's sake. 
"f~- O God, make speed to save us : 
I?. O Lord, make haste to help us. 
7^- O visit us with Thy salvation : 
1^. And let our mouth be filled with Thy praise. 

Then, all standing, shall be said : 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, 
and to the Holy Ghost : 

1^. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
shall be, world without end. Amen. 

Then shall be sung this Canticle. 
Exultavit cor meum, 1 Sam. ii. 1. 

li/TY heart rejoiceth in the Lord : mine horn is 
-l^J- exalted in the Lord. 

There is none holy as the Lord ; for there is 
none beside Thee : neither is there any rock like 
our God. 

The Lord is a God of knowledge : and by Him 
actions are weighed. 

The bows of the mighty men are broken : and 
they that stumbled are girded with strength. 

The Lord maketh poor and maketh rich, He 
13 



ADVENT. 



bringeth low and lifteth up: He raiseth up the 
poot* out of the dust ; 

To set them among princes : and to make them 
inherit the throne of glory. 

He will keep the feet of His saints, and the 
wicked shall be silent in darkness : for by strength 
shall no man prevail. 

The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken in 
pieces : out of heaven shall He thunder upon them. 

The Lord shall judge the ends of the earth : and 
He shall give strength unto His King, and exalt the 
horn of His Anointed. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to 
the Holy Ghost : 

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
shall be, world without end. Amen. 

Then shall the Minister read the Chapter. Matt. xxv. 13. 

Watch, therefore, for ye know neither the day 
nor the hour wherein the Son of Man cometh. 
K~- Make no long tarrying, O my God. Come, 
O Lord, and tarry not : do away the offences of 
Thy people Israel. Thou art my Helper and 

Redeemer. 

Then shall be read or sung by Minister and people a Selec- 
tion of Psalms. 

Then shall the Minister read the First Lesson. 

Then shall be sung this Canticle. 

Dominus regnavit. Psalm xcvii. 1. 

rnHE Lord is King, the earth may be glad thereof: 
yea, the multitude of the isles may be glad 
thereof. 

Clouds and darkness are round about Him : 
righteousness and judgment are the habitation oi 
His seat. 

14 



EVENING SERVICE. 



There is sprung up a light for the righteous : and 
joyful gladness for such as are true-hearted. 

Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous : and give 
thanks for a remembrance of His holiness. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Then shall the Minister read the Second Lesson. 
Then shall be sung this Canticle. 
Ecce Servus Mens. Isaiah xlii. 1. 
T> EHOLD, My Servant, Whom I uphold ; Mine 
Elect, in Whom my soul delighteth ; I have 
put my Spirit upon Him : He shall bring forth 
judgment to the Gentiles. 

A bruised reed shall He not break, and the 
smoking flax shall He not quench : He shall bring 
forth judgment unto truth. 

He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till He have 
set judgment in the earth : and the isles shall wait 
for His law. 

I the Lord have called Thee in righteousness, and 
will hold Thine hand, and will keep Thee : and 
give Thee for a Covenant of the people, for a Light 
of the Gentiles ; 

To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners 
from the prison : and them that sit in darkness out 
of the prison-house. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Then may all say the Apostles' Creed. 

T BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty : Maker 
of heaven and earth : 

And in Jesus Christ His only Son our Lord : Who 
was conceived by the Holy Ghost : born of the Vir- 
gin Mary : suffered under Pontius Pilate : was cru- 
cified, dead, and buried : He descended into hell : 
the third day He rose from the dead : He ascended 
into heaven : and sitteth on the right hand of God 
15 



ADVENT. 



the Father Almighty : from thence He shall come to 
jud^e the quick and the dead. 

I believe in the Holy Ghost : the holy Catholic 
Church : the Communion of saints : the Forgiveness 
of sins : the Resurrection of the body : and the 
Life everlasting. Amen. 

Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, 
be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is 
to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus 
Christ. The Lord be with you : 

R?- And with thy spirit, 

Y- Let us pray. 

Then, all kneeling, shall be said: 

Tt> Turn Thee again, O Lord, at the last : 
ly • And be gracious unto Thy servants. 
Y- Let Thy merciful kindness, O Lord, be upon us : 
Iv. As we do put our trust in Thee. 
T- Let Thv priests be clothed with righteousness . 
BT. And let Thy saints sing with joyfulness. 
Y- O Lord, direct and prosper our rulers : 
RT. And mercifully hear us when we call upon 
Thee. 

Y- God, save Thy servants : 
RT- Who put their trust in Thee. 
Y- O Lord, save Thy people : 
RT- And bless Thine inheritance. 
Y- Let us pray for the peace of Jerusalem. 
K\ Peace be within her walls : and plenteousness 
within her palaces. 

Then shall be said one or more 

Collects for the Season. 

L O TIR up our hearts, we beseech Thee, O 
^ Lord, to prepare the way of Thine Only- 
Begotten Son, and purify our consciences by Thy 
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daily visitation ; that when Thy Son our Lord Com- 
eth. He may find in us a mansion prepared for Him- 
self; through the same our Lord Jesus Christ. 
Amen, 

2. Make us, we beseech Thee, O Lord our God, 
watchful in awaiting the coming of Thy Son Christ 
our Lord, and gird up the loins of our minds by Thy 
divine power ; that when He shall come and knock, 
He may find us, not sleeping in sin, but vigilant and 
rejoicing in His praises; through the same Jesus 
Christ our Lord. A men. 

3. O Lord God, Father Almighty, purify the 
secrets of our hearts, and mercifully wash out the 
stains of our sins : and grant, O Lord, that being 
cleansed from all our offences by Thy merciful good- 
ness, we may without terror await the fearful com- 
ing of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. 

4. Come to deliver us, O Lord God of hosts ; 
turn us again, and shew Thy face, and we shall be 
saved ; so that being cleansed by Thy mercy with 
the gift of a worthy repentance, we may be enabled 
to stand before Thee in the judgment ; through Thy 
mercy, O blessed Lord, Who dost live and govern 
all things, world without end. A men. 

5. We beseech Thee, O Lord, let the strong cry- 
ing of Thv Church ascend to ears of Thv loving- 
kindness ; that receiving forgiveness of sins, it may 
become devout by the working of Thy grace, and 
tranquil under the protection of Thy power ; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

6. We beseech Thee, O Christ, let the hearts of 
the faithful be strengthened by Thine Advent ; and 
by Thy Name let the knees of the feeble be made 
strong ; let the wounds of the sick be made whole 
by Thy visitation ; and by Thy touch let the eyes 
of the blind be enlightened ; let the steps of the 
lame be steadied by Thy guidance, and the chains 

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of sinners loosened by Thy pity : that they, who 
with devotion in the Holy Sacrament embrace Thine 
Incarnation mystically wrought of old, may in Thy 
Second Coming be made worthy to draw nigh unto 
Thee with joyful minds, and to enter into the eter- 
nal felicity of Thy heavenly kingdom ; through Thy 
mercy, Blessed Lord, Who dost live and govern 
all things, world without end. A men. 

Then shall be said the Prayers for the Day. 
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i. 

f. T3LESSED be the Lord God of Israel: 

Yor He hath visited and redeemed 

His people ; 

f. And hath raised up a mighty salvation for us 
in the house of His servant David : 

As He spake by the mouth of His holy proph- 
ets which have been since the world began. 

ii. 

f. "The woman's seed shall bruise the serpent's 
head." 

~B/. " And in the seed of - Abraham shall all the 
nations of the earth be blessed." 

Isaac was the Child of Promise. 

1^. And Jacob inherited the blessing of Abraham. 

y~. And Judah received the benediction of Ja- 
cob : — 

" The Sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor 
the Lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh 
come — He to whom it belongs : 

" And unto Him shall the gathering of the 
nations be." 

And the prophet of the Gentiles saw the vis- 
ion of the Almighty, saying : " There shall come a 
star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of 
Israel." 

1$. " Out of Jacob shall come He that shall have 
dominion." 

Moses spake unto the children of Israel, say- 
ing : " The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a 
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Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like 
unto me : 

" Unto Him ye shall hearken." 

David was chosen out of the tribe of Judah, 
and anointed king over Israel : 

To feed Jacob His people, and Israel His in- 
heritance. 

"fT. And the Lord spake unto David, saying : 
" Thine house and thy kingdom shall be established 
for ever before thee : thy throne shall be established 
for ever." 

" Of the fruit of thy body shall I set upon thy 

seat." 

y. " There shall come forth a Eod out of the 
stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his 
roots." 

T$f. " And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon 
Him." 

in. 

^\ " Thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be 
little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee 
shall He come forth that is to be Ruler in Israel : 
Whose goings forth have been from of old, from 
everlasting." 

J$f. " Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever : a 
sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of Thy king- 
dom." 

^F. " The Messenger of the Covenant, the Delight 
of Israel, shall fill the temple of the Lord with 
glory." 

The Lord shall come to His temple, 
y. " Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion ; behold 
thy King cometh unto thee : 

" He is just and having salvation." 
X . " The Desire of all nations shall come : 
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1$. " And the house of the Lord shall be filled 
with glory." 

iff. " The people that walked in darkness have 
seen a great light : they that dwell in the land of 
the shadow of death, upon them hath the light 
shined." 

" A Light to lighten the Gentiles, and the 
Glory of Thy people Israel." 

Y- " The Sun of Righteousness hath arisen with 
healing in His wings." 

To give knowledge of salvation unto His peo- 
ple : and to guide our feet into the way of peace. 

f. " For unto us a Child is born, unto us a 
Son is given : and the government shall be upon 
His shoulder : He shall sit upon the throne of Da- 
vid, and establish His kingdom with judgment and 
with justice : 

" From henceforth, even for ever." 

iff. Unto us a Child is born : and His Name shall 
be called Wonderful. 

Ity. Unto us a Son is given : Emmanuel, the Mys- 
tery of godliness, in Whom are hid all the treasures 
of wisdom and knowledge. 

iff. Unto us a Child is born : and His Name shall 
be called Counsellor. 

Unto us a Son is given : the Eternal Word 
and Wisdom of the Father. 

Hf. Unto us a Child is born : and His Name shall 
be called The Mighty God. 

sty. Unto us a Son is given : God manifest in the 
flesh, mighty to save. 

^ff. Unto us a Child is born : and His Name shall 
be called The Everlasting Father. 

1^. Unto us a Son is given : Father of the ever- 
lasting age. 

$\ Unto us a Child is born : and His Name shall 
be called The Prince of Peace. 

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Unto us a Son is given : the Image of the 
Invisible God, reconciling all things in heaven and 
earth. 

y. The Angel Gabriel came in unto the Virgin 
Mary and said, " Hail, thou that art highly favored, 
the Lord is with thee : 

R.~. " Blessed art thou among women." 

V. " Behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, 
and bring forth a Son, and shalt call His Xame 
Jesus." 

IT. Blessed is she among women. 

y. " He shall be great, and shall be called the 
Son of the Highest, and the Lord God shall give 
unto Him the throne of His father David. And He 
shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever : and of 
His kingdom there shall be no end." 
Blessed is she among women. 

y. " The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and 
the Power of the Highest shall overshadow thee : 
therefore that Holy Thing which shall be born of 
thee shall be called the Son of God." 

R y . Blessed is she among women. 

y. The Virgin Marv hath conceived of the Holy 
Ghost. 

Iy r . Blessed is she among women : and blessed is 
fruit of her womb. 

IV. 

V. The Blessed Virgin hath brought forth a 
Son in Bethlehem, and laid Him in a manger. 

It". Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! 

V. And there were shepherds keeping watch 
over their flocks by night. And lo, the Angel of 
the Lord came upon them, and the Glory of the 
Lord shone round about them. 

K. Alleluia! Alleluia! 

y. And the Angel said unto them, " Fear not : 
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for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, 
which shall be to all people. 
Jty. Alleluia! Alleluia! 

"J^. " For unto you is born this day in the city of 
David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. 
ty. Alleluia ! Alleluia ! 

y. " And this shall be a sign unto you : ye shall 
find the Babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying 
in a manger." 

I?. Alleluia! Alleluia! 

y. And suddenly there was with the Angel a 
multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and 
saying, " Glory to God in the highest. 

1$/. " Glory to God in the highest : and on earth 
peace, good-will toward men." 

Then shall be sung the Gloria in Excelsis. 
y. Let us pray. 

Then, all kneeling, shall be said the following Litany. 

y. Almighty God, Who didst announce the In- 
carnation of Thy Son Jesus Christ by the message 
of an Angel : 

~BJ. Have mercy and save us. 

y. Whose Co-Eternal Son, by the operation of the 
Holy Ghost, was conceived by the Blessed Virgin 
Mary for the salvation of the world : 

157. Have mercy and save us. 

y. Emmaxuel, Who by Thine Incarnation didst 
chase away the darkness of the world ; and by Thy 
glorious Nativity didst cast bright beams upon crea- 
tion : 

J$f. Have mercy and save us. 

y. Who, Invisible in Thy substance, didst by 
Thine Incarnation appear visible in our flesh, join- 
ing things earthly to heavenly : 

Htf. Have mercy and save us. 

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"jjf. Who didst wonderfully form man's nature, 
and still more wonderfully didst restore its dignity in 
Thy Nativity : 

Have mercy and save us. 

^. Who by Thine unspeakable gift didst provide 
that man created in Thine Image should not perish 
everlastingly : 

I?/. Have mercy and save us. 

f". Who hast effaced the transgression of Eve by 
Thy wondrous Incarnation of a pure Virgin : 

B/. Have mercy and save us. 

$\ We sinners beseech Thee, O Lord God Al- 
mighty, that we, who are bowed down under the 
yoke of sin, mav be set free by Thy new birth in the 
flesh: 

B/. Vouchsafe to hear us, Gracious Lord. 

That Thou come to our relief, that from all 
the perils which hang over us for our sins, we may 
find grace to be saved : 

1$/. Vouchsafe to hear us, Gracious Lord. 

That Thou lead us to everlasting rewards, 
Who hast redeemed us from darkness; that Thou 
justify us, Who hast redeemed us ; and that Thine 
exaltation may defend us from evil, Whose lowliness 
raised us to life : 

IB/. Vouchsafe to hear us, Gracious Lord. 

That by Thy gift we may be worthy to be 
humble amid things prosperous ; and in adversity 
free from care : 

B?. Vouchsafe to hear us, Gracious Lord. 

$\ That we may so celebrate the Mystery of Thy 
first Advent, that we may await the second without 
fear : 

W> Vouchsafe to hear us, Gracious Lord. 

That by the Mystery of Thy Nativity the 
minds of believers may be prepared, and the hearts 
of unbelievers may be subdued : 
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Vouchsafe to hear us, Gracious Lord. 
f. That through Thy Coming we may both know 
Thee with our whole mind, and follow with our 
whole heart what is pleasing unto Thee : 
Ity. Vouchsafe to hear us, Gracious Lord. 

That nothing earthly may hinder us from 
hastening to meet Thee ; but that the instruction of 
Heavenly Wisdom may make us partakers of Thy- 
self: 

]^/. Vouchsafe to hear us, Gracious Lord. 

'f". That we may rejoice together in the Unity of 
the Faith, that hereafter we may meet Thee unde- 
fined in the company of Thy Saints : 

Vouchsafe to hear us, Gracious Lord. 

'f r . Both now and ever vouchsafe to hear us, O 
Christ. 

1B$. Graciously hear us, O Christ ; graciously hear 
us, O Lord Christ. 

f. O Lord, let Thy mercy be showed upon us : 
As we do put our trust in Thee. 

Then shall all say the Lord's Prayer. 
Our Father, Who art in heaven : Hallowed be 
Thy Name : &c. 

"ji^. We will rejoice in Thy salvation : 

And triumph in the Name of the Lord our 

God. 

"Then, all standing, shall be said : 
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and 
to the Holy Ghost : 

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
shall be, world without end. Amen. 

Then shall be sung this Canticle. 
Magnificat Luke i. 46. 

MY soul doth magnify the Lord : and my spirit 
hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. 
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For He hath regarded : the lowliness of His hand- 
maiden. 

For behold, from henceforth : all generations shall 
call me blessed. 

For He that is mighty hath magnified me : and 
holy is His Xaine. 

And His mercy is on them that fear Him : 
throughout all generations. 

He hath shewed strength with His arm : He hath 
scattered the proud in the imagination of their 
hearts. 

He hath put down the mighty from their seat : 
and hath exalted the humble and meek. 

He hath filled the hungry with good things : and 
the rich He hath sent empty away. 

He remembering His mercy hath holpen His ser- 
vant Israel : as He promised to our forefathers, 
Abraham and his seed, for ever. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Then shall the Minister read the Chapter. Isaiah xlv. 8. 

Drop down, ye heavens from above, and let the 
skies pour down righteousness ; let the earth open, 
and let them bring forth Salvation, and let right- 
eousness spring up together. Iy . Alleluia ! 

Then may be sung a Hymn. 
Then shall be read or sung a Selection of Psalms. 
Then shall the Minister read the First Lesson : Isaiah xl. 
9-11. 

Then shall be sung a Hymn. 
Then shall the Minister read the Second Lesson. Isaiah Ixii. 
Then shall be sung a Hymn. 
Then may be said the Creed. 

f'. Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ, 

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is born of God : blessed is he that believeth. The 
Lord be with you : 

R/. And with thy spirit. 
Let us pray. 

Then, all standing, shall be said: 

$\ O Thou, the Only-Begotten Son, the Word 
Incarnate, the Immortal, Who wast pleased for our 
salvation to take upon Thee human nature by being 
incarnate of the holy Virgin Mary ; have mercy 
upon us and save us. 

1$. Thou art One in the Holy Trinity, equal in 
glory with the Father and the Holy Ghost. 

"j^. We confess that Thou art the true Christ, the 
Son of the Living God, Who didst come into the 
world to save sinners. 

Save us, O Christ our God. 

f. Thou, O Christ our God, Who art the Ful- 
ness of the law and the prophets ; Who fulfillest all 
the Father's dispensation ; fill our hearts with joy 
and gladness, always, now and for ever. 

And we will alway be showing forth Thy 
praise from generation to generation. 

f. O Lord our God, Whose power is unspeakable, 
Whose glory is incomprehensible, Whose mercy is 
infinite, and Whose love is ineffable ; look down 
with compassion upon us and upon Thy Holy 
Church ; and grant unto us the riches of Thy mercy 
and goodness. 

1^. We praise and magnify Thy great and glo- 
rious Name, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, now and 
forever. 

^ff. Blessed art Thou, Lord God Almighty, Foun- 
tain of goodness, Sun of Righteousness, Who hast 
shined as a Light of Salvation on them that sat in 
darkness through the manifestation of Thy Son our 
God : grant us the seal of Thy Holy, Omnipotent 
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and Adorable Spirit, and the reception of the holy 
Body and the precious Blood of Thy Christ. Keep 
us in Thy sanctification : confirm us in the orthodox 
faith : deliver us from the evil one : and by Thy 
saving fear preserve our souls in purity and right- 
eousness, that pleasing Thee in word and very deed, 
we may become sons and heirs of Thy heavenly 
kingdom. 

Blessed art Thou, Lord God Almighty, Foun- 
tain of goodness, Sun of Righteousness. 

Great and Eternal God, Who didst form man 
without sin ; and didst, by the quickening Advent of 
Thine Only-Begotten Son our Lord and God and 
Saviour Jesus Christ, redeem him from death, which 
had entered in by envy of Satan ; and didst fill the 
earth with heavenly peace ; Thou, Whom the choir 
of angels celebrate, saying, Glory to God in the 
highest, and on earth peace, good-will toward men ; 
— fill, O Lord, our hearts with Thy Peace, and 
cleanse us from all guilt, and hatred, and deceit, 
and ill-will, and from all mortal recollection of in- 
jury. Make us to love one another, O Lord, and 
to forgive one another, that Thou mayest not repel 
us in judgment from Thy immortal and celestial 
gift. 

1$. Glory to God in the highest : and on earth 
peace, good-will toward men. 

y. We pray and beseech Thy Goodness, O Lord, 
Lover of mankind, remember the peace of Thy One, 
Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church. Bless every 
land and people. O King of Peace, give us peace, 
Who hast given us all things. Possess us, O God 
our Saviour; for we know none other but Thee, 
and we call on Thy Holy Name. Let our souls live 
by Thy Holy Spirit, and let not the death of sin 
reign over us, nor over Thy people. 

i?. For Thou our God art Holy and to Thee we 
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offer up our praise, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, 
now and for ever. 

"ft. O Holy God, Who dwellest in the holy places ; 
Who art celebrated by the holy voices of the Ser- 
aphim, and glorified by the Cherubim, and adored 
by all the heavenly Powers, and yet rejectest not the 
sinner whom Thou didst create in Thine own Image, 
but dost grant him repentance unto salvation : ac- 
cept our humble acknowledgments that Thou dost 
vouchsafe to receive this worship at our hands. 

It is meet and right to praise Thee, to bless Thee, 
to glorify Thee, to give thanks unto Thee : for Thou 
art God, Ineffable, Invisible, Incomprehensible, from 
everlasting to everlasting : therefore with Angels 
and Archangels, with Cherubim and Seraphim, we 
laud and magnify Thy glorious Name, evermore 
praising Thee, and saying : — 

Choir: — 

Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Sabaoth ! heaven 
and earth are full of Thy glory ! Hosanna in the 
highest ! Blessed is He that cometh in the Name of 
the Lord ! Hosanna in the highest ! 

f. With faith we adore the Word, co-eternal 
with the Father and the Spirit, Who was incarnate 
of the Virgin for our salvation. 

1$. Blessed is the Lord, Who cometh in the Name 
of the Lord. 

"j^. We beseech Thee, O Lord, to make us worthy 
to partake of Thy heavenly Mysteries, of Thy sacred 
and spiritual Table, with a pure conscience : for the 
remission of our sins, for the communion of the 
Holy Ghost, for the inheritance of the kingdom of 
heaven, for sure confidence in Thee, and not unto 
judgment and condemnation. 

1$. Keceive us, O Son of God,, as partakers of 
Thy Mystical Supper. 

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"J^. Shine, O New Jerusalem, for the glory of the 
Lord is risen upon thee : exult and rejoice, O Zion, 
for the pure Virgin glorifieth thee by her exalted 
child-birth. O Christ our Passover ! the Wisdom, 
the Word, and the Power of God ! grant us to par- 
ticipate of Thee more truly in Thy kingdom, Day 
without night. 

IT. For Thou our God art Holy; and to Thee we 
offer up our praise, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, 
now and for ever. 

Then may the Minister dismiss the people with the Benediction. 

This Service may also be used at the dawn of Christmas- 
Day: aud if then used, the Litany, following immediately 
after the Gloria in Excelsis, may be omitted. 

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MORNING SERVICE. 
I. 

f. Ci LORY to God in the highest : 

" W- And on earth peace, good-will to- 
ward men. 

Y- In the beginning was the Word, and the Word 
was with God, and the Word was God. 
17- God blessed for ever. 

¥. And the Word was made flesh and dwelt 
among us, (and we beheld His Glory, the Glory as 
of the Only-Begotten of the Father,) full of Grace 
and Truth. 

Alleluia! 

ii. 

~9~- Unto us is born a Saviour, which is Christ 
the Lord. 

I^- Lo, this is our God ; we have waited for 
Him : and He will save us. 

Unto us is born a Saviour, which is Christ 
the Lord. 

3^. This is the Lord ; we have waited for Him : 
we will be glad and rejoice in His salvation. 

J • God so loved the world, that He gave His 
Only-Begotten Son. 

R?. The child is born of a Yirgin, and laid in a 
manger. 

S - God hath spoken unto us by His Son, Whom 
He hath appointed Heir of all things, by Whom also 
He made the worlds : 

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I?. The Brightness of His Glory, and the Express 
Image of his Person. 

y. When He bringeth in the First-Begotten into 
the world. He saith, " and let all the angels of God 
worship Him." 

ir. Glory to God in the highest : and on earth 
peace, good-will toward men. 

V. Let every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is 
Lord, to the glory of God the .Father. 

K~. At the name of Jesus let every creature bow 
both in heaven and earth. 

in. 

Y- In Him dwelleth all the Fulness of the God- 
head bodily : God manifest in the flesh. 

I?. The Root and Offspring of David: God 
blessed for ever. 

Y- He w^as in the world, and the world was made 
by Him, and the world knew Him not. He came 
unto His own, and His own received Him not. But 
as many as received Him, to them gave He power 
to become the sons of God. 

ty- Blessed be God, who hath predestinated us 
unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to 
Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will. 

Y- No man hath ascended up to heaven but He 
that came down from heaven, even the Son of man 
which is in heaven. In Him was life, and the Life 
was the Light of men. 

R\ We have seen the Living God, and have life. 

Y- The Mystery, hid from ages, is now made 
manifest to His saints : which is Christ in you, the 
Hope of Glory. 

I^ 7 - He is the true Light : to Him be glory for 
ever and ever. 

Y> To our Lord Jesus Christ, who is the Blessed 
and Only Potentate, the King of kings and Lord of 
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lords ; Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the 
light which no man can approach unto ; Whom no 
man hath seen nor can see ; to Him be honour and 
power everlasting. 

I?. Alleluia! Alleluia! 

Then may be sung the Gloria in Excelsis. 
Let us pray. 

Then, all kneeling, shall be said : 

f. Father of mercies, Saviour of sinners, Life- 
giving Spirit : 

I^- Have mercy upon us. 

O God, Father Almighty, Creator of aU 
things : 

Have mercy upon us. 
Y- O Lord, Who hast redeemed the work of Thy 
hands by Thine own Son : 
I^- Have mercy upon us. 

Whose Co-eternal and Co-equal Son, by the 
ineffable mystery of the Incarnation, took upon Him 
our nature : 

I^- Have mercy upon us. 

Whose Only-Begotten Son was born of a Vir- 
gin Mother in real substance of our flesh : 
I?- Have mercy upon us. 

Whose Blessed Son, being born, hath been to 
us the Author of heavenly birth : 
I?- Have mercy upon us. 

T- Whose Blessed Son, the Saviour of the world, 
became obedient to the law for man : 

I?- Have mercy upon us. 

Who didst hallow the first-dawn of the elec- 
tion of the Gentiles by the manifestation of Thy 
light: 

I?- Have mercy upon us. 

Who, of Thine unspeakable mercy, hast 
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vouchsafed to call us out of darkness into Thy mar- 
vellous light : 

I?. Have mercy upon us. 

Then may all say the Confession. 

WE confess, O Lord, that we have sinned in 
thought, word, and deed : by our own most 
grievous fault we have offended against Thy Divine 
Majesty : we do heartily repent, and beseech Thee 
to forgive us all that is past : and grant that we 
may ever hereafter serve and please Thee in new- 
ness of life, to the glory of Thy Holy Name : 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Then may the Priest stand up and say : 

A LMIGHTY God have mercy upon you ; pardon 
all your sins ; deliver you from evil ; preserve 
and confirm you in goodness ; and grant you the 
grace and consolation of the Holy Spirit ; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Then all, kneeling, shall say the Lord's Prayer. 

OUR. Father, Who art in heaven : Hallowed be 
Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy Will 
be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this 
day our daily bread. And forgive us our tres- 
passes, as we forgive those who trespass against us. 
And lead us not into temptation : But deliver us 
from evil : For Thine is the kingdom, and the 
power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. 
O visit us with Thy salvation : 
I?- And let our mouth be filled with thy praise. 

Then, all standing, shall be said : 

T- Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and 
to the Holy Ghost : 

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
shall be, world without end. Amen. 

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Then shall be sung this Canticle. 
Benedictus. Luke i. 68. 




LESSED be the Lord God of Israel: for He 
1 hath visited and redeemed His people ; 



And hath raised up a mighty salvation for us : in 
the house of his servant David ; 

As He spake by the mouth of His holy prophets : 
which have been since the world began ) 

That we should be saved from our enemies : and 
from the hand of all that hate us ; 

To perform the mercy promised to our forefa- 
thers : and to remember His holy covenant ; 

To perform the oath which He sware to our fore- 
father Abraham : that He would give us ; 

That we being delivered out of the hand of our 
enemies : might serve Him without fear ; 

In holiness and righteousness before Him : all the 
days of our life. 

And Thou, Child, shalt be called the Prophet of 
the Highest : for thou shalt go before the face of the 
Lord to prepare His ways ; 

To give knowledge of salvation unto His people : 
for the remission of their sins, 

Through the tender mercy of our God : whereby 
the Day- Spring from on high hath visited us ; 

To give light to them that sit in darkness, and in 
the shadow of death : and to guide our feet in the 
way of peace. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Then shall the Minister read the Chapter. Titus ii. 11, 12. 

The Grace of God that bringeth salvation hath 
appeared to all men, teaching us, that denying un- 
godliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, 
righteously, and godly, in this present world. 
I?. Thanks be to God. 

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Then shall be read or sung by Minister and people a Selec- 
tion of Psalms. 

Then shall the Minister read the First Lesson. 

Then shall be sung either of these Canticles. 

Miser icordia et Veritas. Psalni lxxxv. 10. 

MERCY and Truth are met together : Righteous- 
ness and Peace have kissed each other. 
Truth hath sprung out of the earth : and Right- 
eousness hath looked down from heaven. 

Glory to God in the highest : and on earth 
peace, good-will toward men. 

Surge, illuminare, Jerusalem. Isaiah lx. 1. 



come : and the Glory of the Lord is risen upon 
thee. 

For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth : 
and gross darkness the people ; 

But the Lord shall arise upon thee : and His 
Glory shall be seen upon thee. 

And the Gentiles shall come to thy Light : and 
kings to the Brightness of thy rising. 

Thy sons shall come from far : and thy daughters 
shall be nursed at thy side. 

The abundance of the sea shall be converted unto 
thee : the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto 
thee. 

They shall bring gold and incense : and they 
shall show forth the praises of the Lord. 

The sons of strangers shall build up thy walls : 
and their kings shall minister unto thee. 

Thy gates shall be open continually ; they shall 
not be shut day nor night : that men may bring 
unto thee the forces of the Gentiles. 

The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the 
fir-tree, the pine-tree, and the box together, to 




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beautify the place of My sanctuary : and I will 
make the place of My feet glorious. 

The sons of them that afflicted thee shall come 
bending unto thee : and all they that despised thee 
shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet. 

And they shall call thee, The City of the Lord : 
The Zion of the Holy One of Israel. 

I will make thee an eternal excellency : a joy of 
many generations. 

And thou shalt know that I the Lord am thy 
Saviour and thy Redeemer: the Mighty One of 
Jacob. 

Thou shalt call thy walls salvation : and thy 
gates praise. 

The sun shall be no more thy light by day : 
neither for brightness shall the moon give light 
unto thee ; 

But the Lord shall be unto thee an Everlasting 
Light : and thy God thy Glory. 
Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Then shall the Minister read the Second Lesson. 
Then shall be sung this Canticle. 
Laetabitur deserta. Isaiah xxxv. 1. 

THE wilderness and the solitary place shall be 
glad : and the desert shall rejoice and blossom 
as the rose. 

It shall blossom abundantly : and rejoice even 
with joy and singing : 

The glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the 
excellency of Carmel and Sharon : they shall see 
the glory of the Lord, and the excellency of our 
God. 

Strengthen ye the weak hands and confirm the 
feeble knees : say to them that are of a fearful 
heart, Be strong, fear not; 

Behold, your God will come with vengeance, even 
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God with a recompense: He will come and save 
you. 

Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened : and 
the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. 

Then shall the lame man leap as an hart : and 
the tongue of the dumb sing. 

For in the wilderness shall waters break out : and 
streams in the desert. 

And an highway shall be there, and a way : and 
it shall be called, the Way of Holiness. 

And the ransomed of the Lord shall return and 
come to Zion : with songs and everlasting joy upon 
their heads. 

They shall obtain joy and gladness : and sorrow 
and sighing shall flee away. 
Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Then shall be said by Minister and people the Nicene Creed. 

I BELIEVE in one God the Father Almighty: 
Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things 
visible and invisible : 

And in one Lord Jesus Christ : the Only-Begot- 
ten Son of God : Begotten of His Father before all 
worlds : God of God : Light of Light : very God of 
very God : begotten, not made : being of one sub- 
stance with the Father: by Whom all things were 
made : Who for us men and for our salvation came 
down from heaven : and was incarnate by the Holy 
Ghost of the Virgin Mary : and was made man : 
and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate. 
He suffered and was buried : and the third day He 
rose again according to the scriptures : and ascended 
into heaven : and sitteth on the right hand of the 
Father. And He shall come again with glory to 
judge both the quick and the dead : Whose king- 
dom shall have no end. 

And I believe in the Holy Ghost : the Lord, and 
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Giver of Life : Who proceedeth from the Father and 
the Son : Who with the Father and the Son together 
is worshipped and glorified : Who spake by the 
prophets. And I believe One Catholic and Apos- 
tolic Church. I acknowledge one Baptism for the 
remission of sins : and I look for the Resurrection 
of the dead : and the Life of the world to come. 
Amen. 

T- Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ, 
is born of God. Blessed is he that believeth. The 
Lord be with you : 

B/. And with thy spirit. 

T« Let us pray. 

Then, all kneeling, shall be said : 

TT* Turn Thee again, O Lord, at the last : 

1%. And be gracious unto Thy servants. 

y - . Let thy merciful kindness, O Lord, be upon us : 

Hf. As we do put our trust in Thee. 

T. Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness : 
And let Thy saints sing with joy fulness. 

t^. O Lord, direct and prosper our rulers : 

1$. And mercifully hear us, when we call upon 
Thee. . 

T- O God, save Thy servants : 

1$/. Who put their trust in Thee. 

a • O Lord, save Thy people : 
And bless Thine inheritance. 

y. Let us pray for the peace of Jerusalem : 

1$. Peace be within her walls : and plenteousness 
within her palaces. 

Then shall be said one or more 

Collects for the Season. 

1. ri RANT, we beseech Thee, Almighty God, 
^ that the light of Thine Incarnate Word, 
which is shed on us, may enlighten our minds, and 
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shine forth in our works; through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. A men. 

2. O Christ our God, by Whose Nativity peace 
hath been restored on earth, peace hath been 
brought to men of peaceful minds ; grant, we be- 
seech Thee, O Thou Who in Thy first coming didst 
come in man's flesh, and didst vouchsafe to recon- 
cile the world unto Thyself in peace, that we, recon- 
ciled by Thee, may abide continually in Thy peace ; 
so that at Thy second coming, when Thou comest in 
majesty and glory, Thou mayest make us heirs of 
eternal peace ; through Thy mercy, O Blessed 
Lord, Who dost live and govern all things, world 
without end. Amen. 

3. Grant, we beseech Thee, O Lord our God, 
that Thy Church may alike apprehend both parts 
of the One Mystery, and adore One Christ, very 
God and very Man, neither divided from our nature, 
nor separate from Thine Essence ; through the 
same Jesus Christ our Lord. A men. 

4. Grant, we beseech Thee, Almighty God, that 
as the Saviour of the world procured for us an heav- 
enly birth, He may also bestow on us immortality 
in His heavenly kingdom ; to Whom with Thee and 
the Holy Ghost be all honour and glory, world 
without end, A men. 

5. Almighty and Everlasting God, Who by Thine 
Only-Begotten Son hast made us to be a new crea- 
tion for Thyself ; preserve the works of Thy mercy, 
and cleanse us from all our ancient stains ; that 
by the assistance of Thy grace we may be found 
in His form, in Whom our substance dwells with 
Thee ; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. 
A men. 

6. Almighty and Everlasting God, grant that Thy 
people may be set free from the bondage of their 
ancient adversary ; and that they who have been 

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redeemed by Thy grace, may enjoy the felicity of 
Thine adopted children, and be enriched with the 
bliss of eternal life ; through the merits of Thy Son 
our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen, 

7. We beseech Thee, O Lord, bestow on Thy 
people the increase of faith, hope and charity ; that 
as they rejoice in the Nativity of Thy Son our 
Lord; they may be upheld by Thy governance amid 
the trials of this world, and continually repose on 
Him as their Redeemer, and finally by Thy mercy 
exult in the everlasting salvation of Thine Adorable 
Son our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. 

8. Almighty and Everlasting God, Who resistest 
the proud and givest grace to the humble ; grant, 
we beseech Thee, that we may not exalt ourselves 
and provoke Thine indignation, but may with all 
humility of mind seek the gifts of Thy mercy ; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

9. We beseech Thee, O Lord, to enlighten Thy 
people with the knowledge of Thy Word Incarnate, 
and kindle in their hearts an ardent love for Thee ; 
that they who walk in their own errors, may be 
guided to the Author of their salvation, and enjoy 
perpetual peace ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 

10. Almighty and Everlasting God, Who hast 
made known the Incarnation of Thy Word by the 
testimony of a star to the wise men, who adored 
Thy Majesty with gifts ; grant that the day-star of 
faith may arise in our hearts to manifest the re- 
vealed light of Thy truth ; that we may both honour 
Thee with our substance, and glorify Thee in our 
body and in our spirit ; through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

11. Grant, O Lord, that we may not lay the 
foundations of our faith on the sand where the 
whirlwind may overthrow them, but be established 

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on the Rock which is steadfast in Thee ; through 
our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. 

12. Almighty and Everlasting God, who dost en- 
kindle the flame of Thy love in the hearts of the 
saints, grant to us the same faith and power of love ; 
that as we rejoice in their triumphs, we may profit 
by their examples ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
A men. 

Then shall be said the Prayers for the Day. 
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i. 

$\ Glory to God in the highest : 
15/. And on earth peace, good-will toward men. 
"J^. Great is the Mystery of Godliness : God was 
manifest in the flesh. 

He is the Christ, the Son of the Living God. 

11. 

He took not on Him the nature of angels, but 
He took on Him the seed of Abraham. 
57. We have seen His Day, and rejoice. 

When the fulness of the time was come, God 
sent forth His Son, made of a woman, made under 
the law, to redeem them that were under the law, 
that we might receive the adoption of sons. 

Alleluia ! The law was given by Moses, but 
Grace and Truth came by Jesus Christ. 

"]^. In this was manifested the love of God toward 
us, because that God sent His Only-Begotten Son 
into the world, that we might live through Him. 
Blessed be God. 
y. Thanks be to the Father, Who hath made us 
meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints 
in light : Who hath delivered us from the power of 
darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom 
of His Son, Who is the Image of the Invisible God. 
3?. Alleluia! 

in. 

'f r . The Glory of the Lord is risen upon Zion. 
1$. In her hath He set His tabernacle. 
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V. The Sun of Righteousness is risen with heal- 
ing in His wings. 

P y r . The Lord of hosts is with us. 

V. The Lord is my Light and my Salvation. 

Iy . He cometh forth as a Bridegroom. 

y. In Thy presence is the fulness of joy. 

1$?. For with Thee is the fountain of life, and in 
Thy light do we see Light. 

^f. Blessed are the eyes which see the things 
that ye see : for many prophets and kings have 
desired to see those things which ye see, and have 
not seen them. 

Our eyes have seen Thy Salvation : a Light 
to lighten the Gentiles, and the Glory of Thy people 
Israel. 

y. God, Who commanded the light to shine out 
of darkness, hath shined in our hearts to give the 
light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the 
face of Jesus Christ. 

~Bf. To Him be glory for ever and ever. Amen, 

y. Let us pray. 

Then, all kneeling, shall be said : 

$\ Christ, the Only-Begotten of the Father, 
Who didst come into the world to save sinners : 
B?. Have mercy upon us. 

if. O Christ, the Word Eternal, Who didst man- 
ifest Thy glory in human flesh : 
1$. Have mercy upon us. 

$\ O God Incomprehensible, WTio though the 
heaven of heavens cannot contain Thee, wast pleased 
to dwell among men : 

Fy. Have mercy upon us. 

Then shall all say the Confession. 
"1VTE confess, O Lord, that we have sinned in 
" " thought, word, and deed : by our own most 
grievous fault we have offended against Thy Divine 
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Majesty : we do heartily repent, and beseech Thee 
to forgive us all that is past : and grant that we 
may ever hereafter serve and please Thee in newness 
of life, to the glory of Thy Holy Name : through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen, 

Then shall the Priest stand up and say : 
A LMIGHTY God have mercy upon you ; pardon 



all your sins ; deliver you from evil ; preserve 
and confirm you in goodness ; and grant you the 
grace and consolation of the Holy Spirit ; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Then all, kneeling, shall say the Lord's Prayer. 

OUR Father, Who art in heaven : Hallowed be 
Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy Will 
be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this 
day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, 
as we forgive those who trespass against us. And 
lead us not into temptation : But deliver us from 
evil : For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, 
and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. 

Of. We beseech Thee, that, preserved from the 
darkness of ignorance, we may constantly walk in 
the light of Thy Truth. 

B?. O send out Thy Light and Thy Truth, that 
they may lead us : and bring us unto Thy holy hill. 
f. We will rejoice in Thy Salvation : 
I?/. And triumph in the Name of the Lord our 



Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and 
to the Holy Ghost : 

13f. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
shall be, world without end. Amen. 




God. 



Then, all standing, shall be said : 



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Then shall be sung this Canticle. 
Magnificat. Luke i. 46. 

MY soul doth magnify the Lord : and my spirit 
hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. 
For He hath regarded : the lowliness of His hand- 
maiden. 

For behold, from henceforth : all generations shall 
call me blessed. 

For He that is mighty hath magnified me : and 
holy is His Name. 

And His mercy is on them that fear Him : 
throughout all generations. 

He hath shewed strength with His arm : He hath 
scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. 

He hath put down the mighty from their seat : 
and hath exalted the humble and meek. 

He hath filled the hungry with good things : and 
the rich He hath sent empty away. 

He remembering His mercy hath holpen His ser- 
vant Israel : as He promised to our forefathers, 
Abraham and his seed, for ever. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Then shall the Minister read the Chapter. 
For Christmas-tide. James iii. 17, 18. 
The Wisdom that is from above is first pure, then 
peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of 
mercy and good fruits, without partiality and with- 
out hypocrisy. And the fruit of righteousness is 
sown in peace of them that make peace. I?. 
Thanks be to God. 

For Epiphany-tide. Rom. xii. 1. 
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies 
of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacri- 
fice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your rea- 
sonable service. 

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Then shall be read or sung a Selection of Psalms. 
Then shall the Minister read the First Lesson. 
Then shall be sung either of these Canticles. 

Gaudebo in Domino. Isaiah, lxi. 10. 
T WILL greatly rejoice in the Lord : my soul 
shall be joyful in my God. 

For He hath clothed me with the garments of 
salvation : He hath covered me with the robe of 
righteousness. . 

He hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto 
the meek : He hath sent me to bind up the broken- 
hearted ; 

To proclaim liberty to the captives : and the 
opening of the prison to them that are bound ; 

To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord and 
the day of vengeance of our God : to comfort all 
that mourn. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

The Beatitudes, Matt. v. 3. 
~D LESSED are the poor in spirit : for theirs is the 
kingdom of heaven. 
Blessed are they that mourn : for they shall be 
comforted. 

Blessed are the meek : for they shall inherit the 
earth. 

Blessed are they that do hunger and thirst after 
righteousness : for they shall be filled. 

Blessed are the merciful : for they shall obtain 
mercy. 

Blessed are the pure in heart : for they shall see 
God. 

Blessed are the peace-makers : for they shall be 
called the children of God. 

Blessed are they that are persecuted for righteous* 
ness' sake : for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

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Then shall the Minister read the Second Lesson. 

Then shall be sung this Canticle. 
Quam pulchri super montes. Isaiah lii. 7. 

HOW beautiful upon the mountains are the feet 
of him that bringeth good tidings : that pub- 
lisheth peace ; 

That bringeth good tidings of good ; that pub- 
lisheth salvation : that saith unto Zion, Thy God 
reigneth ! 

Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice ; with the 
voice together shall they sing : for they shall see 
eye to eye. when the Lord shall bring again Zion. 

Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste 
places of Jerusalem : for the Lord hath comforted 
His people, He hath redeemed Jerusalem. 

The Lord hath made bare His holy arm in the 
eyes of all the nations : and all the . ends of the 
earth shall see the salvation of our God. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Then may all say the Apostles' Creed. 

T BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty: 

Maker of heaven and earth : 

And in Jesus Christ His Only Son our Lord : 
Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost : born of 
the Virgin Mary : suffered under Pontius Pilate : 
was crucified, dead, and buried : He descended into 
hell : the third day He rose from the dead : He 
ascended into heaven : and sitteth on the right hand 
of God the Father Almighty : from thence He shall 
come to judge the quick and the dead. 

I believe in the Holy Ghost : the holy Catholic 
Church : the Communion of saints : the Forgiveness 
of sins : the Resurrection of the body : and the 
Life everlasting. Amen. 

He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting 
life. The Lord be with you : 
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I??. And with thy spirit. 
^\ Let us pray. 

Then, all kneeling, shall be said : 

"f. Turn Thee again, O Lord, at the last : 
B/. And be gracious unto Thy servants. . 
T Let Thy merciful kindness, O Lord, be upon 
us : 

I?. As we do put our trust in Thee. 

"jjf. Let Thy priests be clothed with righteousness : 

Bf. And let Thy saints sing with joyfulness. 

O Lord, direct and prosper our rulers : 
R?. And mercifully hear us when we call upon 
Thee. 

O God, save Thy servants : 
ty. Who put their trust in Thee. 

O Lord, save Thy people : 
I?. And bless Thine inheritance. 

Let us pray for the peace of Jerusalem : 
I^. Peace be within her walls : and plenteousness 
within her palaces. 

Then shall be said one or more 
Collects for the Season. 

1. r^i RANT to Thy people, O Lord, we beseech 
^ Thee, an inviolate firmness of faith ; that 

as they confess Thine Only-Begotton Son, the eter- 
nal Partaker of Thy glory, to have been born in our 
flesh of the Virgin Mother, they may be delivered 
from present adversities, and admitted into joys that 
shall abide for ever ; through the same Jesus Christ 
our Lord. A men. 

2. O Lord, Who wast pleased to be born of a 
pure Virgin for the world's salvation ; sprinkle us 
with hyssop, purge us from all iniquity ; create in 
us a clean heart, and renew a right spirit within us, 
that we may offer unto Thee an acceptable sacrifice*; 

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through Thy mercy, Blessed Lord, Who dost live 
and govern all things, world without end. Amen. 

3.0 Christ, the Only-Begotten Son of God, come 
graciously to be the Saviour of Thy people ; deliver 
us from the hand of our enemies, that we may serve 
Thee without fear in holiness and righteousness all 
the days of our life; that so we may escape the 
darkness of this world, and by Thy guidance attain 
the land of eternal brightness ; through Thy mercy, 
O Blessed Lord, Who dost live and govern all 
things, world without end. Amen. 

4. We beseech Thee, O Lord, that through the 
plenitude of Thy grace, we may be found in the 
likeness of Him, in Whom we are united with Thee, 
Jesus Christ our Lord. A men. 

5. O Lord, Who in Thy first Coming didst 
vouchsafe to come in humility on account of our 
sins ; Who hast shown us the way, that we might 
follow it ; WTio hast declared unto us the truth, 
that we might meditate upon it ; Who hast given us 
the life, that we might hold it fast ; we pray Thee, 
O Lord, enable us to receive Thee in holy mysteries, 
Who art the Way, the Truth and the Life ; that 
when Thy Second Advent approaches, our sins may 
be blotted out in the blood of the Lamb, and our 
names written in the book of life with all Thy 
blessed saints ; through Thy mercy, O Blessed 
Lord, Who dost live and govern all things, world 
without end. Amen. 

6. May the God of peace, the mystery of Whose 
Incarnation we celebrate with rejoicing, sanctify us 
unto perfection : may the Lord Jesus Christ, Who 
vouchsafed to be born for us, Himself quicken us by 
the power of His Nativity : may He Who willed to 
be born of a pure Virgin make us chaste both in 
body and soul : may He, Who taking upon Himself 
human infancy was clothed in earthly raiment, clothe 

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us with the garments of heavenly virtues : and may 
He become our souls' inward food, Who being laid 
in a manger willed to be shown forth as destined to 
be fed upon by believers : through the mercy of our 
God, Who is blessed and glorified for ever. A men. 

7. Grant, O Lord, that as we joyfully receive 
Thy Only-Begotten Son for our Redeemer, so we 
may with sure confidence behold the same Lord 
Jesus Christ Thy Son, when He shall come to be 
our Judge ; and that we may by worthy conversa- 
tion be made meet to attain unto fellowship with 
Him in His future kingdom ; Who with Thee and 
the Holy Ghost liveth and reigneth one God, world 
without end. Amen. 

8. Grant, we beseech Thee, Almighty God, that 
as Thy Salvation went forth to redeem the world by 
the new and heavenly light of Thine Incarnate Word, 
it may shine in our minds by faith, and be made 
manifest before men in the renewal of our hearts ; 
through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

9. We beseech Thee, O Lord, mercifully to cor- 
rect our wanderings, and by Thy guidance to bring 
us to the salutary vision of Thy truth ; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. A men. 

10. O Lord, Light of Truth, Who by the bright- 
ness of a star wast manifested to the Gentiles, let 
the beams of Thy light shine in our hearts and expel 
all darkness of vice ; that we, who long after the 
beatific vision, being made pure, may be accounted 
worthy to behold Thee, and rejoice in everlasting 
blessedness ; through Thy mercy, O Blessed Lord, 
Who dost live and govern all things, world without 
end. Amen. 

11. O God, Who hast enkindled in the bosoms of 
Thy saints so great an ardour of faith, that they 
despised all bodily pains, while hastening to Thee 
the Author of life ; hear our prayers, and grant that 

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the power of sin waxing faint in us, we may glow 
with the infused warmth of love for Thee ; through 
Thy mercy, O Blessed Lord, Who dost live and 
govern all things, world without end. Amen, 

Then shall be said the Prayers for the Day. 
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I. 

"f. "TDLESSED be the Name of the Lord : 
Ity. Henceforth, world without end. 
"ft* Our help is in the Name of the Lord : 
Ity. Who hath made heaven and earth. 

ii. 

O Lord God, behold Thou hast made the 
heaven and the earth by Thy great power and 
stretched-out arm. The great, the mighty God, the 
Lord of hosts is His Name, great in council and 
mighty in work. 

"Bf. Thou, Lord, remainest for ever : Thy throne 
from generation to generation. 

Y- Heal us, O Lord, and we shall be healed ; 
save us, and we shall be saved : for Thou art our 
Praise. 

Turn Thou us unto Thee, O Lord, and we 
shall be turned. 

~fr- Behold, the Lord's hand is not shortened, that 
He cannot save ; neither His ear heavy, that it can- 
not hear : but our iniquities have separated between 
us and our God, and our sins have hid His face 
from us, that He will not hear. 

Help us, O God of our salvation, and deliver 
us, and purge away our sins, for Thy Name's sake. 

Y- Therefore the Redeemer hath come to Zion, 
and He shall turn away iniquity from Jacob. 

Bf. Thou art my Help and my Deliverer : O 
Lord, make no long tarrying. 

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^. Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion ; shout, 
O daughter of Jerusalem ; behold, thy King cometh 
unto thee : 

He is just and having salvation. 
He became the Author of eternal salvation 
unto all them that obey Him ; called of God an 
High-Priest after the order of Melchizedec. 

i^. O deliver us, and be merciful to our sins for 
Thy Name's sake. 

y. He took on Him our nature, and was in all 
things made like unto His brethren, that He might 
be a merciful and faithful High-Priest, who can be 
touched with the feeling of our infirmities. Let us 
therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that 
we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in 
time of need. 

Help us, O God of our salvation, for the 
glory of Thy Name. 

He will be very gracious unto thee at the 
voice of thy cry : when He shall hear it, He will 
answer thee. 

Ity. Thou, O Lord God, art full of compassion 
and mercy ; long-suffering, plenteous in goodness 
and truth. 

in. 

Wherefore I bow my knees unto the Father 
of our Lord Jesus Christ, of Whom the whole family 
in heaven and earth is named, that He would grant 
you, according to the riches of His glory, to be 
strengthened with might by His Spirit in the inner 
man ; that Christ may dwell in your hearts by 
faith ; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, 
may be able to comprehend with all saints what is 
the breadth and length and depth and height ; and 
to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, 
that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. 
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1$. Hear our prayer, O Lord, give ear to our 
supplications. 

NTow unto Him that is able to do exceeding 
abundantly above all that we ask or think, accord- 
ing to the power that worketh in us, unto Him be 
glory in the Church by Christ Jesus, throughout all 
ages : 

World without end. Amen. 
Let us pray. 

Then, all kneeling, shall be said this Litany. 

Lord, we are not worthy so much as to lift 
up our eyes to heaven, because of the multitude of 
our offences : since the days of our youth we are in 
a great trespass even to this day, and we cannot 
stand before Thee because thereof. 
Ity, Lord, have mercy upon us. 

Lord, we have provoked Thine indignation, 
and have done evil before Thee, not doing Thy will, 
nor keeping Thy commandments : and now we fall 
down before Thee, beseeching Thee of grace. 
'SJ. Lord, have mercy upon us. 

Behold, Thou art wroth, for we have sinned : 
Lord, we are carnal, held in captivity to the law of 
sin : O be merciful unto us, and deliver us for Thy 
Name's sake. 

B/. Lord, have mercy upon us. 
f. Father, we have sinned against heaven : we 
have sinned against Thee : we are no more worthy 
to be called Thy children. 

Lord, have mercy upon us. 
But now, Lord, Thou art our Father, and we 
are all the work of Thy hands : be not wroth with 
us very sore, O Lord, neither remember our sins for 
ever : behold, look upon us, we beseech Thee, we 
are all Thy people. 

I^. Lord, have mercy upon us. 

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^. Forgive, O Blessed Lord, Thou Lover of 
mankind, forgive the sins which we have committed 
by thought, word or deed : turn not away Thy face 
from us, nor reject us from the number of Thy chil- 
dren. 

B/. Lord, have mercy upon us. 

O Saviour of sinners, do away our offences, 
heal our wounds, remit our guilt, blot out the stains 
of our soul : deliver us from the shame, rescue us 
from the tyranny of sin. 

Lord, have mercy upon us. 
Impute not unto us the wanderings of our 
mind, nor our idle words ; mercifully look upon our 
infirmities, and for the glory of Thy Most Holy 
Name turn from us those evils which to us are most 
justly due. 

1$/. Lord, have mercy upon us. 

"f' Incline our hearts unto Thy testimonies, and 
not to covetousness : turn away our eyes, lest they 
behold vanity : order our steps in Thy word, that 
we may keep Thy commandments : help us, O God 
of our salvation, for the glory of Thy Name. 

l$f. Lord, have mercy upon us. 

Or, instead of the Litany, the Invocations and Confession 
following may be said by the Minister and people : 

Lord, have mercy upon us. 
Christ, have mercy upon us. 
Lord, have mercy upon us. 



E confess, Lord, that we have sinned in 



" * thought, word and deed : by our own most 
grievous fault we have offended against Thy Divine 
Majesty : we do heartily repent, and beseech Thee 
to forgive us all that is past : and grant that we 
may ever hereafter serve and please Thee in new- 
ness of life, to the glory of Thy Holy Name : 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 




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Then shall the Priest stand up and say : 

ALMIGHTY God have mercy upon you ; pardon 
all your sins ; deliver you from evil ; preserve 
and confirm you in goodness ; and grant you the 
grace and consolation of the Holy Spirit ; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen, 

Then all, kneeling, shall say the Lord's Prayer. 

OUR. Father, Who art in heaven : Hallowed be 
Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy Will 
"be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this 
day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, 
as we forgive those who trespass against us. And 
lead us not into temptation : But deliver us from 
evil : For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and 
the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. 

O Lord, show Thy mercy upon us : 
IE?. And grant us Thy salvation. 

O God, make speed to save us. 
IB?. O Lord, make haste to help us. 

Then, all standing, shall be said : 
T« Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and 

to the Holy Ghost : 

~Bjf. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 

shall be, world without end. Amen. 

Then shall be sung this Canticle at Morning Service.. 
Benedictus. 

BLESSED be the Lord God of Israel: for He 
hath visited and redeemed His people ; 
And hath raised up a mighty salvation for us : 
in the house of His servant David ; 

As He spake by the mouth of His holy prophets : 
which have been since the world began ; 

That we should be saved from our enemies : and 
from the hand of all that hate us ; 

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To perform the mercy promised to our forefa- 
thers : and to remember His holy covenant ; 

To perform the oath which He sware to our fore- 
father Abraham : that He would give us ; 

That we being delivered out of the hand of our 
enemies : might serve Him without fear, 

In holiness and righteousness before Him : all the 
days of our life. 

And thou, Child, shalt be called the Prophet of 
the Highest : for thou shalt go before the face of 
the Lord to prepare His ways ; 

To give knowledge of salvation unto His people : 
for the remission of their sins, 

Through the tender mercy of our God : whereby 
the Day- Spring from on high hath visited us ; 

To give light to them that sit in darkness and in 
the shadow of death : and to guide our feet into the 
way of peace. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

And this Canticle at Evening Service. 
Magnificat. 

1\ TY soul doth magnify the Lord : and my spirit 

hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. 
For He hath regarded : the lowliness of His hand- 
maiden. 

For behold, from henceforth : all generations 
shall call me blessed. 

For He that is mighty hath magnified me : and 
holy is His Name. 

And His mercy is on them that fear Him : 
throughout all generations. 

He hath showed strength with his arm : He hath 
scattered the proud in the imagination of their 
hearts. 

He hath put down the mighty from their seat : 
and hath exalted the humble and meek. 

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He hath filled the hungry with good things : and 
the rich He hath sent empty away. 

He remembering His mercy hath holpen His ser- 
vant Israel : as He promised to our forefather s, 
Abraham and his seed, for ever. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Then shall the Minister read the Chapter. Eph. v. 1, 2. 
Be ye followers of God, as dear children ; and 
walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and 
hath given Himself for us an offering and a sacrifice 
to God for a sweet-smelling savour. 1^. Thanks be 
to God. 

Then shall be read or sung a Selection of Psalms. 
Then shall the Minister read the First Lesson. 
Then shall be sung this Canticle. 
Benedictus es Domine. 
T3LESSED art Thou, O Lord God of our fathers: 
and to be praised and exalted above all for 

ever. 

And blessed is Thy glorious and holy Name : and 
to be praised and exalted above all for ever. 

Blessed art Thou in the temple of Thy holy 
glory : and to be praised and exalted above all for 
ever. 

Blessed art Thou on the glorious throne of Thy 
kingdom : and to be praised and glorified above all 
for ever. 

Blessed art Thou in the firmament of heaven : 
and above all to be praised and glorified for ever. 
Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Then shall the Minister read the Second Lesson.- 
Then shall be sung this Canticle at Morning Service. 
Quemadmodum. Ps. xlii. 1. 
T IKE as the hart desireth the water brooks : so 
longeth my soul after Thee, O God. 
My soul is athirst for God, yea, even for the liv- 
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ing God : when shall I come to appear before the 

presence of God ? 

Why art thou so full of heaviness, O my soul : 
and why art thou so disquieted within me ? 

Put thy trust in God : for I will yet give Him 
thanks for the help of His countenance. 

The Lord hath granted His loving-kindness in 
the day-time : and in the night-season did I sing of 
Him, and made my prayer unto the God of my life. 

O send out Thy light and Thy truth, that they 
may lead me : and bring me unto Thy holy hill and 
to Thy dwelling. 

And that I may go unto the Altar of God, even 
unto the God of my joy and gladness : and upon 
the harp will I give thanks unto Thee, O God my 
God. 

Why art thou so heavy, O my soul : and why art 
thou so disquieted within me ? 

O put thy trust in God : for I will yet give Him 
thanks, Who is the Help of my countenance and 
my God. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

And this Canticle at Evening Service. 
Nunc Dimittis. Luke ii. 29. 
T OBJ), now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in 
peace : according to Thy word. 
For mine eyes have seen Thy salvation : which 
Thou hast prepared before the face of all people ; 

A Light to lighten the Gentiles : and the Glory 
of Thy people Israel. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Then shall all say the Apostles' Creed. 
T BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty : Maker 
A of heaven and earth : 

And in Jesus Christ His Only Son our Lord : 
Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost : born of the 
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Virgin Mary : suffered under Pontius Pilate : was 
crucified, dead, and buried : He descended into 
hell : the third day He rose from the dead : He as- 
cended into heaven : and sitteth on the right hand 
of God the Father Almighty : from thence He shall 
come to judge the quick and the dead. 

I believe in the Holy Ghost : the holy Catholic 
Church : the Communion of saints : the Forgiveness 
of sins : the Resurrection of the body : and the 
Life everlasting. Amen. 

S> Now the God of patience and consolation 
grant you to be likeminded one towards another, 
according to Jesus Christ, that ye may with one 
mind and one mouth glorify God. 

1^. The Lord be with you : ty- And with thy 
spirit. 

t- Let us pray. 

Then, all kneeling, shall be said: 

Turn Thee again, O Lord, at the last : 
ty- And be gracious unto Thy servants. 

Let Thy merciful kindness, Lord, be upon 

us : 

1$. As we do put our trust in Thee. 

Let Thy priests be clothed with righteous- 
ness : 

]^/. And let Thy saints sing with joyfulness. 

O Lord, direct and prosper our rulers : 
1$. And mercifully hear us when we call upon 
Thee. 

O God, save Thy servants : 
1$. Who put their trust in Thee. 
^. O Lord, save Thy people : 

And bless Thine inheritance. 
f. Let us pray for the peace of Jerusalem : 
1^. Peace be within her walls : and plenteousness 
within her palaces. 

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Then shall be said one or more 
Collects for the Season. 

Ic 

1. T>E gracious to our prayers, O merciful God, 

and guard Thy people with loving protec- 
tion ; turn away from them the unbelief of a doubt- 
ful mind, and fill their hearts with the gifts of Thy 
grace ; that they who confess Thine Only-Begotten 
Son as God born in our flesh, may never be cor- 
rupted by the deceits of the devil; through the 
might of the same Jesus Christ our Lord. A men. 

2. We beseech Thee, O Lord, in Thy forgiving 
love, turn away what for our sins we justly deserve, 
and let not our offences prevail before Thee ; but 
let Thy mercy alway rise up to overcome them ; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

3. God, if Thou should st render to us what 
we deserve, we must sooner perish, than endure our 
merited punishment ; we therefore pray Thee mer- 
cifully to forgive our wanderings ; and that we may 
be enabled to be converted to Thee, do Thou go 
before us with abundant mercy ; through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. A men. 

4. Almighty God, grant that we may ever rejoice 
in devotion to Thee, and be the more earnestly de- 
voted to Thy Majesty ; through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

II. 

5. Give strength, O Lord, to those who seek 
Thee, and continually infuse into their souls the 
holy desire of seeking Thee ; that they, who long 
to see Thy face, may not crave the world's per- 
nicious pleasure ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 

6. Pour out, O Lord, we beseech Thee, the spirit 
of grace upon Thy family, and cast out from them 

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whatever evil they have incurred by the fraud of 
the devil, or by earthly corruption ; that, being 
thoroughly cleansed within, they may ever render 
unto Thee a pure worship, and ever obtain of Thy 
goodness whatever is expedient for them ; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. A men. 

7. Grant us, O Lord, to enter on the service of 
our Christian warfare with prayer and fasting ; that 
as we are to fight against spiritual powers of wicked- 
ness, we may be fortified by the aid of self-denial ; 
and that the mortification of our flesh may prove 
the nourishment of our souls ; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. A men. 

8. O God, Who wiliest not that offenders should 
perish, suspend, we beseech Thee, the judgment due 
to our sins ; and mercifully grant that no dissem- 
bling on our part may increase our condemnation, 
but rather that our repentance may avail for our 
pardon, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

9. O God, Whose nature and property is ever to 
have mercy and to forgive, receive our humble peti- 
tions ; and though we be tied and bound with the 
chain of our sins, yet let the pitifulness of Thy 
great mercy loose us ; for the honor of Jesus Christ, 
our Mediator and Advocate. Amen. 

Then shall be said the Prayers for the Day. 
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MORNING SERVICE. 
I. 

f. "DLESSED be Thou, Lord God of Israel, 
J-J our Father, for ever and ever. 

5/. And blessed is Thy glorious and holy Name : 
and to be praised and exalted above all for ever. 

$\ Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the 
power, and the glory, and the majesty : for all that 
is in heaven and in the earth is Thine. 

~BJ. Thine is the kingdom, O Lord : and Thou 
art exalted as Head above all. 

Thou reignest over all : and in Thy hand is 
power and might. 

ty. We thank Thee, O God, and praise Thy 
glorious Name. 

II. 

"3^. The Lord God is merciful and gracious, long- 
suffering and abundant in goodness and truth, beep- 
ing mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and 
transgression and sin, and that will by no means 
clear the guilty. 

I^ He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob : neither 
hath He seen perverseness in Israel. 

For Christ hath appeared to put away sin by 
the sacrifice of Himself : He was once offered to 
bear the sins of many : by one offering He hath per- 
fected for ever them that are sanctified. 

1^. Blessed is he whose unrighteousness is for- 
given, and whose sin is covered. 

Or* If any man sin, we have an Advocate with 
the Father, Jesus Christ the Righteous ; and He is 
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the Propitiation for our sins. If we say that we 
have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is 
not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and 
just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from 
all unrighteousness. 

For He is gracious, and his mercy endureth 
for ever. 

in. 

ty. Turn ye even to Me, saith the Lord, with all 
your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and 
with mourning : and rend your heart, and not your 
garments, and turn unto the Lord your God : for He 
is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great 
kindness, and repenteth Him of the evil. 

The Lord is nigh unto all them that call 
upon Him : He also will hear their cry, and will 
help them. 

^f. Having, therefore, brethren, boldness to enter 
into the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new 
and living way which He hath consecrated for us, 
through the veil, that is to say, His flesh ; and hav- 
ing an High-Priest over the house of God ; let us 
draw near with a true heart, in full assurance of 
faith. 

]y. Give ear, O Lord, unto our prayer : and 
attend to the voice of our supplications. 

"j^. And this is the confidence that we have in 
Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, 
He heareth us. 

33/. The Lord is good unto them that wait for 
Him, to the soul that seeketh Him. 

"j^*. Now unto Him that is able to keep you from 
falling, and to present you faultless before the pres- 
ence of His glory with exceeding joy, to the Only 
wise God and our Saviour, be glory and majesty, 
dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen. 
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"J^. Let us pray. 

Then, all kneeling, shall be said this Litany, or a Penitential 
Psalm. 

O God, Almighty Father, Creator of all 
things, Who didst send Thy Son to suffer for the 
guilt of the world that He might save it, let Thy 
Goodness save us. 

B/. Lord, have mercy upon us. 

O Thou, Who wiliest not that the sinner 
should die, but that he should turn from his ways 
and live ; turn Thou us unto Thee, O Lord, and so 
shall we be turned : turn us from all our transgres- 
sions, and let not iniquity be our ruin. 
Lord, have mercy upon us. 

^f. We have sinned, we have done wickedly, in 
departing from Thy precepts and Thy judgments. 

Ity. Lord, have mercy upon us. 

"j^. Righteousness belongeth to Thee, but to us 
confusion of face : O Lord, to us confusion of face, 
because we have sinned against Thee. 
Lord, have mercy upon us. 

y. We repent, and return unto Thee with all our 
heart : hear Thou our prayer in heaven Thy dwell- 
ing-place, and forgive us who have sinned against 
Thee : for we are Thy people and Thine inherit- 
ance. 

1$. Lord, have mercy upon us. 

$\ Eemember not our sins for ever : but behold, 
Lord, we are all Thy people : though our iniqui- 
ties testify against us, show mercy to us for Thy 
Name's sake. 

Jty. Lord, have mercy upon us. 

V. Make haste, O Lord, to help us : show Thy 
marvellous loviilg-kindness upon us, Thou that art 
the Saviour of them that put their trust in Thee. 

Itf. Lord, have mercy upon us. 

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MORNING SERVICE. 



"f". Thou, Lord, didst create us after Thine 
image : — despise not the work of Thine own 
hands ; suffer not Thy likeness to be blotted outr 

Bf. Lord, have mercy upon us. 

"J^. Behold, Thou art our Father : — as a father 
pitieth his own children, so let Thy compassions 
yearn upon us, O Lord. 

Bf. Lord, have mercy upon us. 

^jtr. Thou art our Lord : — and our eyes wait 
upon Thee our Lord, until Thou have mercy 
upon us. 

Bf. Lord, have mercy upon us. 

f. By the Blood of Thy Covenant, O Lord, in 
that Fountain opened for the purging of all un- 
cleanness, take away our iniquities, and cleanse our 
sins. 

Bf. Lord, have mercy upon us. 

iff. O cleanse Thou us from our secret faults : 
keep Thy servants also from presumptuous sins, lest 
they get the dominion over us : for Thy Name's 
sake be merciful unto our sin, for it is great. 

Bf. Lord, have mercy upon us. 

^ff. Do Thou, O Lamb of God without blemish 
and without spot, Who redeemedst us with Thy 
precious Blood, have mercy and save us. 

Bf. Lord, have mercy upon us. 

For that Blood and for that Name of Thine, 
beside which there is none other under heaven 
whereby we may be saved, have mercy and save us. 

Bf. Lord, have mercy upon us. 

$\ Thou, Who earnest to save that which was 
lost, suffer not that to be lost which Thou hast 
saved. O remember that we are the purchase of 
Thy Blood, that we are called by Thy Name, that 
we are the sheep of Thy Flock. 

Bf. Lord, have mercy upon us. 

Of. O Holy and Life-giving Spirit, Who didst 
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sanctify us in the regeneration, and communicate 
grace in the holy mysteries ; suffer not us to perish, 
whom Thou hast sanctified. 

5/. Lord, have mercy upon us. 

V. O Holy Ghost, Giver of all gifts, Who didst 
incorporate us into the Body Mystical ; preserve the 
works of Thy grace. 

Lord, have mercy upon us. 

$\ O Lord, Most Excellent Bestower of pardon, 
loose the bands of our sins : O Lord, the Comforter, 
forsake us not by reason of our offences : Lord, 
Quickening Spirit, be present with us that we may 
evermore live in Thee. 

i^. Lord, have mercy upon us. 

Then shall the Priest stand up and say : 

ALMIGHTY God have mercy upon you ; pardon 
all your sins ; deliver you from evil ; preserve 
and confirm you in goodness ; and grant you the 
grace and consolation of the Holy Spirit ; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. A men. 

Then all, kneeling, shall say the Lord's Prayer. 

OUR Father, Who art in heaven : Hallowed be 
Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy Will 
be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this 
day our daily bread. And forgive us our tres- 
passes, as we forgive those who trespass against us. 
And lead us not into temptation : But deliver us 
from evil : For Thine is the kingdom, and the 
power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen 
^F, O Lord, show Thy mercy upon us : 
BJ. And grant us Thy salvation, 
y. Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day with- 
out sin. 

Ity. O Lord, have mercy upon us. 
y. O Lord, let Thy mercy lighten upon us : 
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As onr trust is in Thee. 
$\ Lord, hear our prayer : 
1$. And let our cry come unto Thee. 

Then, all standing, shall be said: 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and 
to the Holy Ghost : 

1$. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
shall be, world without end. Amen. 

Then shall be sung this Canticle. 

Benedic, anima mea. Psalm ciii. 1. 

"P RAISE the Lord, O my soul : and all that is 
within me, praise His Holy Name. 

Praise the Lord, O my soul : and forget not all 
His benefits ; 

Who forgiveth all thy sin : and healeth all thine 
infirmities ; 

Who saveth thy life from destruction : and 
crowneth thee with mercy and loving-kindness. 

The merciful goodness of the Lord endureth for 
ever and ever upon them that fear Him : and His 
righteousness upon children's children ; 

Even upon such as keep His covenant : and 
think upon His commandments to do them. 

The Lord hath prepared His seat in heaven : 
and His kingdom ruleth over all. 

O praise the Lord, ye angels of His, ye that 
excel in strength : ye that fulfil His command- 
ment, and hearken unto the voice of His word. 

O praise the Lord, all ye His hosts : ye servants 
of His that do His pleasure. 

O speak good of the Lord, all ye works of His, 
in all places of His dominion : praise thou the 
Lord, O my soul. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

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Then shall the Minister read the Chapter. Micah vi. 8. 

And what doth the Lord require of thee, but to 
do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly 
with thy God ? Py?. Thanks be to God. 

The Chapter for Wednesday. Isaiah lviii. 6, 7. 

Is not this the fast that I have chosen ? to loose 
the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy bur- 
dens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that 
ye break every yoke ? Is it not to deal thy bread 
to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are 
cast out to thy house ? when thou seest the naked, 
that thou cover him ; and that thou hide not thy- 
self from thine own flesh ? 

The Chapter for Friday. Luke ix. 23. 

If any man will come after Me, let him deny him- 
self, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me. 

Then shall be read or sung a Selection of Psalms. 
Then shall the Minister read the First Lesson. 
Then shall be sung this Canticle. 

Benedicite, omnia opera Domini. 

/~\ ALL ye Works of the Lord, bless ye the 
^-^ Lord : praise and exalt Him above all for 
ever. 

O ye Heavens, O ye Angels of the Lord, O all 
ye Powers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord : praise 
and exalt Him above all for ever. 

O ye Sun and Moon, O ye Stars of heaven, bless 
ye the Lord : praise and exalt Him above all for 
ever. 

O ye Showers and Dew, O all ye Winds, O ye 
Fire and Heat, bless ye the Lord : praise and exalt 
Him above all for ever. 

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O ye Winter and Summer, O ye Nights and 
Days, O ye Light and Darkness, bless ye the Lord : 
praise and exalt Him above all for ever. 

O ye Ice and Cold, O ye Frost and Snow, O ye 
Lightnings and Clouds, bless ye the Lord : praise 
and exalt Him above all for ever. 

O let the Earth bless the Lord ; O ye Mount- 
ains and Hills, O all ye Things that grow on the 
earth, bless ye the Lord : praise and exalt Him 
above all for ever. 

O ye Fountains, O ye Seas and Rivers, O ye 
Whales and all that move in the Waters, bless ye 
the Lord : praise and exalt Him above all for ever. 

O all ye Fowls of the air, O all ye Beasts and 
Cattle, O ye Children of men, bless ye the Lord : 
praise and exalt Him above all for ever. 

O Israel, O ye Priests of the Lord, O ye Ser- 
vants of the Lord, bless ye the Lord : praise and 
exalt Him above all for ever. 

O ye Spirits and Souls of the righteous, O ye 
Holy and Humble men of heart, O all ye that wor- 
ship the Lord, bless ye the Lord : praise and exalt 
Him above all for ever. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Then shall the Minister read the Second Lesson. 
Then shall be sung either of these Canticles. 

Benedictus. Luke i. 68. 
"DLESSED be the Lord God of Israel : for He 
hath visited and redeemed His people : 
And hath raised up a mighty salvation for us : 
in the house of His servant David ; 

As He spake by the mouth of His holy prophets : 
which have been since the world began ; 

That we should be saved from our enemies : and 
from the hand of all that hate us. 
Glory be to the Father, &c. 

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Ad Te, Domine, levari. Psalm xxv. 1. 

TTNTTO Thee, Lord, do I lift up my soul ; my 
^ God, I have put my trust in Thee : O let me 
not be confounded. 

Show me Thy ways, O Lord : and teach me Thy 
paths. 

Lead me in Thy truth, and teach me ; for Thou 
art the God of my salvation : on Thee do I wait all 
the day. 

Remember, O Lord, Thy tender mercies and 
Thv loving-kindnesses : for they have been ever of 
old. 

Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my 
transgressions : according to Thy mercy remember 
Thou me, for Thy goodness' sake, O Lord. 

Gracious and righteous is the Lord : therefore 
will He teach sinners in the way. 

The meek will He guide in judgment : and the 
meek will He teach His way. 

All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth : 
unto such as keep His covenant and His testi- 
monies. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Then shall all say the Apostles' Creed. 

T BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty : Maker 

of heaven and earth : 

And in Jesus Christ His Only Son our Lord : 
Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost : born of the 
Virgin Mary : suffered under Pontius Pilate : was 
crucified, dead, and buried : He descended into hell : 
the third day He rose from the dead : He ascended 
into heaven : and sitteth on the right hand of God 
the Father Almighty : from thence He shall come 
to judge the quick and the dead. 

I believe in the Holy Ghost : the holy Catholic 
Church : the Communion of saints : the Forgive- 



MORNING SERVICE. 



ness of sins : the Resurrection of the body : and the 
Life everlasting. Amen. 

Blessed is he whose hope is in the Lord his 
God, Who made heaven and earth. The Lord be 
with you : 

1$. And with thy spirit. 

f. Let us pray. 

Then, all kneeling, shall be said: 

"J^. Turn Thee again, O Lord, at the last : 
Bjf. And be gracious unto Thy servants. 
'f r . Let Thy merciful kindness, O Lord, be upon 
us : 

1$. As we do put our trust in Thee. 
^f. Let Thy priests be clothed with righteous- 
ness : 

Ttf. And let Thy saints sing with joyfulness. 

O Lord, direct and prosper our rulers : 
1$/. And mercifully hear us when we call upon 
Thee. 

O God, save Thy servants : 
Yty. Who put their trust in Thee. 

O Lord, save Thy people : 
1$/. And bless Thine inheritance. 
'^ r . Let us pray for the peace of Jerusalem : 
Bjf. Peace be within her walls : and plenteous- 
ness within her palaces. 

Then shall be said one or more 

Collects for the Season. 

1. TTEAR our prayer, O Lord, and listen to 
our groanings ; for we acknowledge our 
iniquities, and lay open our sins before Thee. 
Against Thee, O God, have we sinned ; to Thee we 
make our confession, and implore forgiveness. Turn 
Thy face again, O Lord, upon Thy servants, whom 
Thou hast ledeemed with Thine own Blood. Spare 
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us, we pray Thee, and vouchsafe pardon to our sins, 
and be pleased to extend to us Thy loving-kindness 
and Thy mercy ; Who livest and reignest, world 
without end. Amen. 

2. O God the Holy Trinity, Who alone purifies t 
the soul and makest it whiter than the snow ; be- 
stow on us Thy compassion : renew our inward 
parts by Thy Holy Spirit, by Whom we may be 
able to show forth Thy praise ; that being strength- 
ened by the righteous and princely Spirit, we may 
attain a place in the heavenly Jerusalem ; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

3. O God, Who by Thy Word dost work out the 
reconciliation of mankind ; mercifully grant us for- 
giveness of all our sins ; purify our souls and bod- 
ies ; and vouchsafe us the aid of Thy grace, that 
being intent on prayer and fasting, our earnest de- 
votion may become fruitful in good works and prof- 
itable to our salvation ; through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

4. God, Who desirest not the death, but the 
repentance of transgressors ; reject not from Thy 
tender love us frail and wretched sinners ; look not 
on our sins and shortcomings, and our unclean and 
unworthy thoughts, whereby we are severed from 
Thy will ; but look Thou on Thy own mercy ; 
through the merits and satisfaction of Thy Son our 
Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. 

5. Before Thine eyes, O Lord, we stand guilty by 
the witness of our own conscience. We hardly 
dare to ask what we do not deserve to obtain. For 
Thou, Lord, knowest our doings. We blush to 
confess what we do not fear to commit. Unto 
Thee after falling into sin, we return from our wan- 
derings ; before Thee we lie sorely wounded ; worth- 
less as we are, our only relief is in Thee, O Good 
Physician ! Everywhere Thou findest us, because 

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from Thee we cannot escape. Let Thy forgiveness 
comfort those whom their guilt terrifies. We plead 
guilty before Thee, O Lord ; spare us, because 
Thou art kind. We know that unless Thou par- 
don, Thou mayest justly punish us. But with Thee 
is great mercy and overflowing readiness to forgive. 
Let Thy loving-kindness not impute to us our 
offences, but look upon that which we ask ; through 
the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ our Lord. 
A men. 

6. Grant, O Almighty God, that by the discipline 
of our sacred fasts, the hearts of the weak may re- 
ceive salutary healing and that they may come with 
sincere devotion to partake of Thy holy things : 
advance them more and more in knowledge of the 
Mystery of Christ, and enable them to follow His 
footsteps by conduct worthy of their calling ; through 
the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

7. Vouchsafe, we beseech Thee, O Lord, of Thy 
mercy to hear the morning prayers of Thy servants ; 
and grant that the door of hope may ever stand 
open to all them that desire to attain unto Thee ; 
through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. 

8. Abba, Father, fulfil the office of Thy Name 
toward Thy children ; do Thou preserve, protect, 
sanctify, govern, and console them ; let them be so 
enkindled with love for Thee, that they may not be 
despised by Thee, O most merciful Lord, most ten- 
der Father. A men. 

9. O God the Comforter of the humble and the 
Strength of the faithful, be merciful to Thy sup- 
pliants ; that our human weakness, which by itself 
is prone to fall, may be evermore supported by Thee 
to stand upright ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 

10. Grant, we beseech Thee, Almighty God, that 
we, who amid so many adversities have fainted 

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through our own infirmity, may be relieved and 
strengthened ; that as we are incessantly afflicted 
by our own sinfulness, we may be delivered by the 
Passion of Thine Only-Begotten Son our Lord 
Jesus Christ. Amen. 

11. O God, Who for our redemption hast ac- 
cepted the Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ ; destroy 
the works of the devil, and break through all the 
snares of sin ; that they who have been created by .a 
new birth may by Thy mercy be protected from all 
defilement and furthered in the work of their salva- 
tion ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

12. Almighty and Everlasting God, Who hast 
enabled Thy saints, not only to believe in Thy Son, 
but also to suffer for His sake ; extend Thy divine 
aid also to our weakness, that as they breathed out 
their happy souls for the hope of Thine everlasting 
mercy, we may at least attain it by a sincere con- 
fession of Thee ; through Jesus Christ our Lord, 
Amen, 

Then shall be said the Prayers for the Day. 
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i. 

t. T3LESSED be the Name of the Lord : 
ty. Henceforth, world without end. 
^. Our help is in the Name of the Lord : 
Ity. Who hath made heaven and earth. 

ii. 

"ft. His Glory is above the heavens : and yet He 
humbleth himself to behold the things that are on 
earth. 

B/. The Righteous God trieth the very hearts 
and reins. 

God is a Righteous Judge, strong and patient, 
and God is provoked every day. 

His Righteousness endureth for ever. 
f . He is of purer eyes than to behold evil, and 
cannot look on iniquity. 

1$/. He hath not dealt with us after our sins : 
nor rewarded us according to our wickedness. 

in. 

^f. Repent, and turn yourselves from all your 
transgressions. Make you a new heart and a new 
spirit : for why will ye die, O house of Israel ? 

1$. Make me a clean heart, O God : and renew a 
right spirit within me. 

t. Christ gave Himself for us, that He might 
redeem us from all iniquity, and purity unto Himself 
a peculiar people, zealous of good works. 

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15/. Wash me throughly from my wickedness : 

and cleanse me from my sin. 

"J^. Wash ye, make you clean : put away the evil 
of your doings from before Mine eyes, saith the Lord ; 
cease to do evil ; learn to do well ; seek judgment, 
relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for 
the widow. Though your sins be as scarlet, they 
shall be white as snow : though they be red like 
crimson, they shall be as wool. 

I?/. Arise, O Lord, and help us : and deliver us 
for Thy Name's sake. 

I will sprinkle clean water upon you, saith 
the Lord, and ye shall be clean. I will put My 
Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in My 
statutes ; and ye shall keep My commandments and 
do them. And ye shall be My people, and I will be 
your God. 

Jty. Behold, we beseech Thee, we are all Thy 
people. 

$\ God hath exalted His Son with His right 
hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give re- 
pentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins. 

T$t. O Lord, be gracious unto us ; we have waited 
for Thee. 

f. Work out your own salvation with fear and 
trembling : for it is God that worketh in you both 
to will and to do of His good pleasure. 

Be Thou our arm every morning, our salva- 
tion also in the time of trouble. 

y. Now unto Him that is able to do exceeding 
abundantly above all that we ask or think, accord- 
ing to the power that worketh in us, unto Him be 
glory in the church by Christ Jesus, throughout all 
ages : 

1$. World without end. Amen. 
$\ Let us pray. 

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Then, all kneeling, shall be said: 

"ft. Lord, have mercy upon us. 

Lord, have mercy upon us. 
"f". Christ, have mercy upon us. 
Ity. Christ, have mercy upon us. 

Lord, have mercy upon us. 
1$?. Lord, have mercy upon us. 

Then may be said one of the Penitential Psalms. 
Then shall all say the Confession. 

WE confess, O Lord, that we have sinned in 
thought, word, and deed : by our own most 
grievous fault we have offended against Thy Divine 
Majesty : we do heartily repent, and beseech Thee 
to forgive us all that is past : and grant that we 
may ever hereafter serve and please Thee in new- 
ness of life, to the glory of Thy Holy Name : 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Then shall the Priest stand up and say : 

ALMIGHTY God have mercy upon you ; pardon 
all your sins ; deliver you from evil ; preserve 
and confirm you in goodness ; and grant you the 
grace and consolation of the Holy Spirit ; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Then all, kneeling, shall say the Lord's Prayer. 

OUR Father, Who art in heaven : Hallowed be 
Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy Will 
be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this 
day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, 
as we forgive those who trespass against us. And 
lead us not into temptation : But deliver us from 
evil : For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and 
the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. 

O Lord, show Thy mercy upon us : 
ty. And grant us Thy salvation. 

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Vouchsafe, Lord, to keep us this night with- 
out sin. 

15/. O Lord, have mercy upon us. 

if, O Lord, let Thy mercy lighten upon us : 

1$. As our trust is in Thee. 

"jh Lord, hear our prayer : 

Vf. And let our cry come unto Thee. 

Then, all standing, shall be said: 
"f. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and 

to the Holy Ghost : 

B?. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 

shall be, world without end. Amen, 

Then shall be sung this Canticle. 
Deus miser eatur. Psalm lxvii. 1. 

GOD be merciful unto us, and bless us : and show 
us the light of His countenance, and be merci- 
ful unto us : 

That Thy way may be known upon earth : Thy 
saving health among all nations. 

Let the people praise Thee, O God : yea, let all 
the people praise Thee. 

O let the nations rejoice and be glad : for Thou 
shalt judge the folk righteously, and govern the 
nations upon earth. 

Let the people praise Thee, O God : yea, let all 
the people praise Thee. 

Then shall the earth bring forth her increase : 
and God, even our own God, shall give us His bless- 
ing. 

God shall bless us : and all the ends of the 
world shall fear Him. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Then shall the Minister read the Chapter. 2 Cor. vi. 1, 2. 

We then, as workers together with Him, beseech 

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you, that ye receive not the grace of God in vain. 
For He saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, 
and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee : 
behold, now is the accepted time ; behold, now is 
the day of salvation. 

Thanks be to God. 

The Chapter for Wednesday. 1 Cor. x. 13. 

God is faithful, Who will not suffer you to be 
tempted above that ye are able : but will with the 
temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may 
be able to bear it. 

The Chapter for Thursday. Matt. xxvi. 41. 

Watch and pray, that ye enter not into tempta- 
tion. 

Then shall be read or sung a Selection of Psalms. 
Then shall the Minister read the First Lesson. 
Then shall be sung this Canticle. 
Dominus regit me. Psalm xxiii. 1. 

rpHE Lord is my Shepherd : therefore can I lack 
nothing. 

He shall feed me in a green pasture : and lead 
me forth beside the waters of comfort. 

He shall convert my soul : and bring me forth in 
the paths of righteousness for His Name's sake. 

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the 
shadow of death, I will fear no evil : for Thou art 
with me ; Thy rod and Thy staff comfort me. 

Thou shalt prepare a table before me against 
them that trouble me : Thou hast anointed my head 
with oil, and my cup shall be full. 

But Thy loving-kindness and mercy shall follow 
me all the days of my life : and I will dwell in the 
house of the Lord for ever. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 
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Then shall the Minister read the Second Lesson. 
Then shall be sung either of these Canticles. 

Levavi oculos meos. Psalm cxxi. 1. 

I WILL lift up mine eyes unto the hills : from 
whence cometh my help. 

My help cometh even from the Lord : Who hath 
made heaven and earth. 

He will not suffer thy foot to be moved : and 
He that keepeth thee will not sleep. 

Behold, He that keepeth Israel : shall neither 
slumber nor sleep. 

The Lord Himself is thy Keeper : the Lord is 
thy Defence upon thy right hand ; 

So that the sun shall not burn thee by day : 
neither the moon by night. 

The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil : yea, 
it is even He that shall keep thy soul. 

The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy 
coming in : from this time forth for evermore. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Nunc Dimittis, Luke ii. 29. 

T ORD now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in 
peace : according to Thy word. 

For mine eyes have seen Thy Salvation : which 
Thou hast prepared before the face of all people ; 

A Light to lighten the Gentiles : and the Glory 
of Thy people Israel. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Then may all say the Apostles' Creed. 
T BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty : Maker 
of heaven and earth : 
And in Jesus Christ His Only Son our Lord : 
Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost : born of 
the Virgin Mary : suffered under Pontius Pilate : 
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was crucified, dead, and buried : He descended into 
hell : the third day He rose from the dead : He 
ascended into heaven : and sitteth on the right 
hand of God the Father Almighty : from thence He 
shall come to judge the quick and the dead. 

I believe in the Holy Ghost : the holy Catholic 
Church : the Communion of saints : the Forgive- 
ness of sins : the Resurrection of the body : and the 
Life everlasting. Amen. 

Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, 
and whose Hope the Lord is. The Lord be with 
you : 

BJ. And with thy spirit. 
t. Let us pray. 

Then, all kneeling, shall be said: 

'f'. Turn Thee again, O Lord, at the last : 
BJ. And be gracious unto Thy servants. 
"ft. Let Thy merciful kindness, O Lord, be upon 
us : 

BJ. As we do put our trust in Thee. 
"]^". Let Thy priests be clothed with righteous- 
ness : 

BJ. And let Thy saints sing with joyfulness. 

O Lord, direct and prosper our rulers : 
Bf. And mercifully hear us when we call upon 
Thee. 

"5^*. O God, save Thy servants : 
BJ. Who put their trust in Thee. 

O Lord, save Thy people : 
BJ. And bless Thine inheritance. 
"5^. Let us pray for the peace of Jerusalem : 
Bft. Peace be within her walls : and plenteous- 
ness within her palaces. 

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Then shall be said one or more 
Collects for the Season. 

1. rpURN us again, O God of our salvation ; 

J- and that our fast of forty days may be 
profitable to us, instruct our minds by the celestial 
discipline; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

2. O Jesus Christ, our Lord and our God, our 
only Hope of salvation, receive our confession : we 
have sinned grievously in thought, word, and deed. 
Thou Who justifiest the ungodly and quickenest the 
dead, O Lord our God, justify us and revive us. 
Save us, O Lord, King of eternal glory, Who alone 
canst save. Grant us to will and do what is pleas- 
ing to Thee and profitable to us : give us aid in dis- 
tress, consolation in affliction, and strength in all 
temptation : vouchsafe us pardon for past evils, 
amendment for present evils, and protection against 
evils to come. Thine it is to give the sinner a 
stricken heart and a fountain of tears. It is ours, if 
Thou shalt vouchsafe it, to weep for our sins ; it is 
Thine to efface them speedily as a cloud. We 
beseech Thee, O Lord, to forget our sins and to re- 
member Thy mercies. Christ, spare us, pity us, 
not according to our deserts, but according to Thy 
mercy. Do not despise us sinners. Do not cast us 
away, but receive us according to Thy word, that 
we may live and not be disappointed of our hope. 
Give us a fountain of tears, O Fountain of life. 
Our hope of salvation is in no work of ours ; but our 
soul hangs simply on the boundlessness of Thy love, 
and confides in the multitude of Thy mercies ; Who 
dost live and govern all things, world without end. 
Amen. 

3. Thou Who bringest home the lost sheep to the 
fold, Who wast appeased by the prayer and confes- 
sion of the publican : do Thou, O Lord, be favorable 

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to Thy servants ; do Thou graciously attend to our 
prayers ; heal our wounds, forgive our sins ; let no 
iniquities sever us from Thee ; but let Thy mercy 
enable us evermore to cleave unto Thee, our Lord 
and our Saviour. Amen. 

4. O God, the most gracious Creator and most 
merciful Restorer of mankind ; Who, when man by 
envy of the devil was cast down from eternal life, 
didst redeem him with the blood of Thine Only 
Son ; give life to Thy servants, whose death Thou 
dost not desire : and as Thou dost not leave them 
when they are astray, so do Thou receive them 
when they are brought back. Let the sorrowful 
sighings of Thy servants move Thy pity. Do Thou 
heal their wounds ; do Thou extend Thy saving 
hand to the prostrate ; lest Thy Church should be 
despoiled of any portion of her body, lest Thy flock 
should suffer loss, lest those who were born again in 
the salutary laver should be possessed by the second 
death. Spare Thou those who confess ; that in this 
mortal life they may by Thy help so mourn over 
their sins, that in the day of the dreadful judgment, 
they may escape the sentence of everlasting con- 
demnation, and may know neither the terrors of the 
darkness nor the fury of the flame ; and that having 
returned from the path of error to the way of right- 
eousness, they may be pierced with no more wounds, 
but may evermore retain in fulness both what Thy 
grace hath vouchsafed, and what Thy mercy hath 
restored ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

5. O God, beneath Whose eye every heart trem- 
bles, and all consciences are afraid ; restrain the 
anger which we deserve, and pour out upon us the 
clemency which we entreat, that through Thine un- 
speakable mercy we may be set free from our sins, 
and rescued from the punishments we have merited ; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

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6. O God, Giver of Peace and Lover of Concord, 
grant to Thy servants a true agreement with Thy 
will ; that we, being delivered from all temptations, 
may avoid all those things which offend Thee ; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

7. Lord Jesus, Who didst enable Lazarus at 
the sound of Thy voice to rise from the tomb ; 
grant us to hear Thy voice in our souls, and to rise 
through grace from the depth of our own sin : 
cleanse our consciences by continual contrition of 
heart and by the sincere confession of the Catholic 
Faith, that we may always be heard by Thee in 
heaven, when we call to Thee for pardon of sins on 
earth ; through Thy mercy, O Blessed Lord, Who 
dost live and govern all things, world without end. 
A men. 

8. Remember Thy compassions, O Lord, and 
evermore protect Thy servants, whom Thou hast 
sanctified by the blood of Thy Christ ; through the 
same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

9. Lord Jesus Christ, Who for the redemption of 
the world didst ascend the cross, that Thou mightest 
enlighten the whole world which lay in darkness ; 
pour that light, we pray Thee, into our souls and 
bodies, whereby we may be enabled to attain to the 
light eternal ; Who with the Father and the Holy 
Ghost livest and reignest one God, world without 
end. Amen. 

10. Gracious Lord, Almighty Saviour, Jesus 
Christ, let Thy sufferings aid us, and defend us from 
all pain and grief, from all peril and misery, from 
all scandal and infamy, from all sin and uncleanness 
of heart, from evil diseases of soul and body, from 
unforeseen and unprepared death, and from all per- 
secutions of our foes visible and invisible : for we 
know that trusting in the efficacy of Thy Passion 
we shall be safe. Therefore relying on Thine in- 

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finite tenderness, we beseech Thee, O most loving 
Saviour, by Thy most benignant and sacred suffer- 
ings to protect us with gracious aid, and in continual 
tenderness to preserve us from all evil ; through 
Thy mercy, O Blessed Lord, Who dost live and 
govern all things, world without end. Amen. 
Then shall be said the Prayers for the Day. 
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i. 

% T)LESSED be God, even the Father of our 
-L* Lord Jesus Christ, Who hath made us 
accepted in the Beloved : For He is our Peace ; and 
through Him we all have access by one Spirit unto 
the Father. 

J$. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and 
to the Holy Ghost. 

Of. Herein is Love, not that we loved God, but 
that He loved us, and sent His Son to be the Pro- 
pitiation for our sins. 

We rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus 
Christ, by Whom we have now received the Atone- 
ment. 

ii. 

Christ being come an High-Priest, by His 
own Blood entered in once into the Holy Place, 
having obtained eternal redemption for us. 
His Blood cleanseth us from all sin. 
"5^. He is the Mediator of the New Covenant ; 
Who hath made reconciliation for the sins of the 
people. 

BJ. The Lamb of God, who taketh away the sin 
of the world. 

He humbled Himself, and became obedient 
unto death, even the death of the cross. 

1^. He, for the joy that was set before Him, en- 
dured the cross, despising the shame. 

$\ Wherefore God hath highly exalted Him, and 
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PASSION-TIDE SERVICE. 



that at the Name of Jesus every knee should 
bow. 

For the suffering of death He is crowned 
with glory and honour. 

in. 

^t. His visage was so marred, more than any 
man, and His form more than the sons of men. He 
is despised and rejected of men ; a Man of sorrows, 
and acquainted with grief : and we hid as it were 
our faces from Him ; He was despised, and we 
esteemed Him not. 

He was the Christ, the Son of the Living God. 
Surely He hath borne our griefs, and carried 
our sorrows : yet we did esteem Him stricken, smit- 
ten of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for 
our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities : 
the chastisement of our peace was upon Him ; and 
with His stripes we are healed. 

Ity. Christ suffered for us, the Just for the unjust : 
Who did no sin, neither was guile found in His 
mouth. 

All we like sheep have gone astray ; we have 
turned every one to his own way ; and the Lord 
hath laid on Him the iniquity of us all. 

Tty. Who His own Self bare our sins in His own 
Body on the tree, that we, being dead unto sins, 
should live unto righteousness. 

'f r . He was oppressed, and He was afflicted, yet 
He opened not His mouth : He is brought as a 
Lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her 
shearers is dumb, so He opened not His mouth. 

IB/. We were redeemed with the precious Blood 
of Christ, as of a Lamb without blemish and with- 
out spot. 

^f. He was taken from prison and from judgment : 
and who shall declare His generation ? for He was 
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cut off out of the Land of the living : for the trans- 
gression of my people was He stricken. 

1$. The Son of Man came to give His life a 
Ransom for many. 

Tjf. And He made His grave with the wicked, 
and with the rich in His death : because he had 
done no violence, neither was any deceit in His 
mouth. 

BJ. Thou shalt not leave His soul in Hades : 
neither shalt Thou suffer Thy Holy One to see cor- 
ruption. 

"J^. Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise Him ; He 
hath put Him to grief : when Thou shalt make His 
soul an offering for sin, He shall see His seed, He 
shall prolong His days, and the pleasure of the Lord 
shall prosper in His hand. 

Bf. My hope hath been in Thee, O Lord : I have 
said, Thou art my God. 

He shall see of the travail of His soul, and 
shall be satisfied : by His knowledge shall My 
Righteous Servant justify many ; for He shall bear 
their iniquities. 

Ij/. For He is our Peace, Who hath reconciled 
us unto God in one body by the Cross. 

iff. Therefore will I divide Him a portion with 
the great, and He shall divide the spoil with the 
strong ; because He hath poured out His soul unto 
death : and He was numbered with the transgres- 
sors ; and He bare the sin of many, and made inter- 
cession for the transgressors. 

1^. Into Thy hands I commend my spirit : for 
Thou hast redeemed me, O Lord, Thou God of 
truth. 

Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive 
power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and 
honour, and glory, and blessing. 

W. Thou art worthy, O Lord : for Thou wast 
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slain, and hast redeemed us to God by Thy Blood 
out of every kindred and tongue and people and na- 
tion. 

Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be 
unto Him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the 
Lamb for ever and ever. 
Ij/. Amen. 

The Litany. 

Then, all kneeling, may be said this Litany. Otherwise, if the 
Litany be omitted, all standing, shall be said the Gloria 
Patri, &c. 

^f. Let us pray. 

7ff. O Gracious Saviour, Lover of mankind, Who 
didst vouchsafe to descend from Thy heavenly 
glory, from the Bosom of Thy Father, into this vale 
of misery, and to take upon Thee the form of a 
servant, even human flesh, in the sanctified womb of 
a most chaste and pure Virgin : be pleased to make 
in us Thy habitation ; adorn us with all spiritual 
graces, and daily renew in us a fervent love to 
Thee. 

Ity. We beseech Thee to hear us. 

O Blessed Jesus, Who wast pleased to be cir- 
cumcised and to become obedient to the law for 
man : take from us all evil thoughts, quench in us 
all haughtiness of spirit, and all inordinate love of 
self, and give us the grace of obedience. 

I^/. We beseech Thee to hear us. 

"ft. O Good Lord, Who didst continue fasting 
and praying forty days and forty nights : grant that 
we may chastise the flesh, and subdue all evil affec- 
tions in us, and be instant in watching and fasting 
and prayer. 

We beseech Thee to hear us. 

% O Blessed Redee mer, Who for our sake didst 
subject Thyself to manifold sorrows and necessities, 
and didst vouchsafe to comfort the souls of men and 
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to heal their infirmities : strengthen us with the aid 
of Thy Holy Spirit in all trial and adversity; re- 
plenish our hearts with all holy affections, that we 
may truly follow the example of Thy Divine charity 
and patience. 

We beseech Thee to hear us. 

~f. O Merciful Saviour, Who didst eat the Pas- 
chal Lamb with Thy disciples ; and, giving them an 
example of humility, upon Thy knees didst wash 
their feet : grant that this example may move us to 
perfect humility, true obedience and fervent love to 
Thee, and unfeigned charity toward our brethren. 

1$. We beseech Thee to hear us. 

O Blessed Lord, Who of Thy great love didst 
institute the blessed Sacrament of Thy Body and 
Blood, whereby Thou mightest continue with us to 
the end of the world : stir up in us an earnest de- 
sire and longing after this holy Sacrament, and 
grant that we may ever receive it with chaste love, 
ardent devotion and purity of heart. 

1$. We beseech Thee to hear us. 

Of. O Gracious Lord, who in the garden didst 
endure a most bitter agony, and didst sweat great 
drops of blood falling to the ground ; and didst 
wholly resign Thyself to Thy Father's good pleas- 
ure, desiring that His Will should be done : give us 
grace that in all trials and adversities we may flee 
to Thee for succour, and ever commit ourselves to 
Thy will and governance. 

Jtf. We beseech Thee to hear us. 

O Gracious Jesus, Who didst suffer thyself to 
be taken and bound as a malefactor, and to be 
shamefully entreated by thine enemies without la- 
ment or murmuring : give us strength after Thine 
example patiently to endure whatever adversity may 
befall us. 

I}/. We beseech Thee to hear us. 

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"J?". O Blessed Jesus, Who wouldst be forsaken of 
Thine own disciples in the midst of Thine afflic- 
tions : pardon us Thy fugitive servants, and receive 
us into Thy favour ; suffer us never more to wander 
from Thee ; but give us such constancy and perse- 
verance, that we may continue in Thy service unto 
our life's end. 

1^. We beseech Thee to hear us. 

"5^. O merciful Jesus, Who in the height of Thy 
Passion didst patiently endure to be smitten, 
mocked, derided, and despitefully entreated : mor- 
tify in us all angry affections, that we may not be 
disquieted under injury, nor meditate revenge, but 
for Thy sake bear all things patiently ; help our in- 
firmities that we faint not under temptations. 

IB/. We beseech Thee to hear us. 

$\ O Blessed Lord, Who didst mildly turn a 
deaf ear to the unjust accusations of Thine enemies : 
grant that no slanders may ever move us to impa- 
tience. 

BJ. We beseech Thee to hear us. 

"5^. O Loving Saviour, Who being denied by Thy 
disciple Peter, didst look on him with an eye of 
compassion, and cause him to bewail his offence 
with bitter tears : look also on us miserable sinners, 
with the same gracious and moving aspect, that we 
may wash away our sins with the tears of repent- 
ance, and never by word or deed deny Thee our 
Lord and our Saviour. 

1^. We beseech Thee to hear us. 

^f, O Gracious Jesus, Who being stripped wast 
bound to a pillar and scourged : heal our wounds by 
Thy stripes ; and grant us patience to endure the 
strokes of Thy fatherly visitation. 

We beseech Thee to hear us. 
O Gracious Lord, King of Heaven, adored by 
angels, Who, wounded and bleeding, wast in cruel 
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mockery crowned with thorns and clothed with the 
purple robe : imprint the remembrance of this on 
our hearts, that we may wholly think of Thee, 
wholly contemplate Thy bitter pains, and wholly 
love Thee for Thine exceeding charity. 
B/. We beseech Thee to hear us. 

O Bountiful Jesus, Who wast pleased to bear 
Thine own Cross to Calvary, and there to comfort 
the lamenting women : give us grace with a cheer- 
ful mind to bear any cross Thou shalt see fit to lay 
upon us, and to bewail with tears our sinful life 
past. 

~BJ. We beseech Thee to hear us. 

Y. O Merciful Redeemer, Who didst suffer Thy 
hands and feet to be pierced with nails and fastened, 
and there with great effusion of blood didst undergo 
inexpressible torments : grant that we may always, 
with faithful and thankful hearts, Jbear in mind 
Thine exceeding great love, Who wouldst endure so 
great and grievous sufferings for us ; purge and 
wash our souls with those streams of Thy most pre- 
cious Blood, and offer them to Thy Father for a full 
and plenary satisfaction for all our transgressions. 

1$. We beseech Thee to hear us. 

V. O Blessed Lord, Who in Thy bitter pains 
didst intercede with the Father for Thine enemies 
that crucified Thee, saying, " Father, forgive them, 
for they know not what they do " : give us grace 
that we may love our enemies, pray for them, and 
do good to them that do evil unto us. 

Ity. We beseech Thee to hear us. 

J . O Gracious Lord, Who, being crucified be- 
tween two thieves, didst promise to the one, believ- 
ing on Thee and confessing Thee, the fruition of 
Paradise : look upon us with the same eye of pity, 
and grant that we may so live, that at the end of 
our days we may be found worthy to hear that joy- 
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ful word, " This day shalt thou be with Me in Para- 
dise." 

We beseech Thee to hear us. 

"ft. O Good Jesus, Who, for the grievousness of 
torment and exceeding loss of blood, didst faint and 
cry, " I thirst," and wast pleased to drink vinegar 
and gall : let the remembrance of this cup extin- 
guish in us all inordinate indulgence and excess ; 
give us the virtue of sobriety, that all irregular pas- 
sions being quenched in us, we may wholly thirst 
after Thee. 

RJ. We beseech Thee to hear us. 

$\ O Loving Lord, Who, when Thou wast 
pleased to die, didst bow Thine Head and com- 
mend Thy Spirit into the hands of Thy Father: 
grant that we may be always willing and ready to 
leave this transitory life, when it shall seem good to 
Thee ; to whose blessed protection we commend our 
souls. 

BJ. We beseech Thee to hear us. 

O Blessed Saviour, Who, being dead, wast 
taken down from the cross and laid in the sepulchre : 
bury with us all our evil desires, that we may be 
dead to those things which displease Thee, and live 
only to Thee, our Redeemer. 

We beseech Thee to hear us. 

iff. O Glorious Lord, who didst overcome death 
and triumph over Satan : receive us from the death 
of sin ; make us to walk in newness of life, and to 
seek after things heavenly, that when Thou comest 
again we may appear with Thee in glory, and praise 
and bless Thee, with all the company of blessed 
saints and angels, for ever and ever. 

R/. We beseech Thee to hear us. 

^f. Graciously hear us, O Christ. 

Ity. Graciously hear us, O Lord Christ. 

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^. Lamb of God, Who takest away the sin 
of the world : 

1$. Grant us Thy peace. 

Then, all standing, shall be said the Gloria Patri. 

$\ Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and 
to the Holy Ghost : 

B/. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
shall be, world without end. Amen. 

Then shall be sung a Psalm or Hymn. 

Then shall the Minister read the Chapter. Phil. ii. 5-8. 

Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ 
Jesus : Who, being in the form of God, thought it 
not robbery to be equal with God ; but made Him- 
self of no reputation, and took upon Him the form 
of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men : 
and being found in fashion as a man, He humbled 
Himself and became obedient unto death, even the 
death of the Cross. ^f- Thanks be to God. 
Or, this Chapter. Zechariah vi. 12, 13. 

Behold the Man, whose Name is The Branch; 
and He shall grow up out of His place, and He 
shall build the temple of the Lord : even He shall 
build the temple of the Lord ; and He shall bear the 
glory, and shall sit and rule upon His throne ; 
and He shall be a Priest upon His throne : and the 
counsel of peace shall be between Them both. ~BJ. 
Blessed be the King That cometh in the Name of 
the Lord. 

The Chapter for Good-Friday. 

Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by ? behold, 
and see if there be any sorrow like unto My sorrow, 
which is done unto Me, wherewith the Lord hath 
afflicted Me. 1$. Be not Thou far from Me, O 
Lord : Thou art My Succour, haste Thee to help 
Me. % The Side of the Crucified Lord being 
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pierced with a spear, there came out Blood and 
Water for our redemption and salvation. 

The Chapter for Easier-Even. Prov. iii. 24. 

When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid : 
yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be 
sweet. 

Then shall be read or sung a Selection of Psalms. 
Then may be sung a Hymn. 
Then shall the Minister say : 

Let us pray. 

Then shall all say the Lord's Prayer, the people kneeling. 

Our Father, Who art in heaven : Hallowed be 
Thy Name : &c. 

Then shall the Minister say one or more 
Collects for the Season. 

1. A LMIGHTY and Everlasting God, Who, of 

Thy tender love towards mankind, hast 
sent Thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ to take upon 
Him our flesh, and to suffer death upon the Cross, 
that all mankind should follow the example of His 
great humility ; mercifully grant that we may both 
follow the example of His patience, and also be 
made partakers of His resurrection ; through the 
same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

2. O Christ our God, crucify us with Thyself to 
the world, that we may live in Thee, and draw us 
to Thyself, since for us Thou wast lifted up from the 
earth to deliver us from the tyrant : for being made 
free from his power by Thy Passion, we long to 
serve Thee, we desire to live under Thy dominion, 
Who wast pleased by the death of the Cross to re- 
deem us mortals. And we humbly invoke Thee, O 
God, Eternal Might, to hasten unto us and to be 
present with us : deliver us from evil, and establish 

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us continually in good : enable us evermore to cleave 
unto Thee, O Christ, Who reignest King for ever 
and ever : and grant us peace and saving grace by 
the wounds of Thy Passion, O Son of God, Who 
livest with the Father and the Holy Ghost, one God, 
world without end. Amen. 

3. Jesus our Master, Who gavest Thy cheek to 
them that smote Thee, and wast for our sakes filled 
full with reproach ; grant that we Thy servants, 
being instructed by the example of Thy Passion, 
may be fitted alway to bear Thy sweet yoke and 
learn of Thee, Who art meek and lowly of heart. 
Amen. 

4. Christ, the Son of God, Whom the multi- 
tude persecuted with blind fury, and while they in- 
flicted suffering on Thee as Man, discerned not in 
Thee the Essence of the Godhead ; grant that we, 
confessing Thee, true God and Man, to be one 
Christ, may be delivered from everlasting punish- 
ment ; through Thy mercy, O Blessed Lord, Who 
dost live and govern all things, world without end. 
Amen. 

5. We beseech Thee, O Lord, purify Thy family 
and cleanse it from all contagion of wickedness ; 
that the vessels, which have been redeemed by their 
Lord's Passion, may never again be defiled by the 
unclean spirit, but may be prepared for everlasting 
salvation ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

6. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God, 
Who didst descend from heaven to earth out of the 
bosom of Thy Father, and didst sustain five wounds 
on the Cross and shed Thy precious Blood for the 
remission of sins ; we humbly beseech Thee that at 
the day of Judgment we may be set at Thy right 
hand, and be accounted worthy to hear those gra- 
cious words, " Come, ye blessed, into the kingdom 
of My Father ; " Who with the Father and the Holy 

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Ghost livest and reignest One God world without 
end. Amen, 

7. O Christ the Only-Begotten Son of the Father, 
Who wast slain for us, the Innocent for the guilty ; 
remember the purchase of Thy Blood, and blot out 
the sins of all Thy people ; and as Thou wast 
pleased to endure for us reproaches, spitting, bonds, 
blows, the scourge, the cross, the nails, the bitter 
cup, the pangs of death, and the spear, vouchsafe 
to us sinners, for whom Thou didst suffer all this, 
the infinite blessedness of the heavenly kingdom ; 
that we who bow down to Thee in reverend adora- 
tion for Thy Passion may be raised up to things 
heavenly in the joys of Thy Resurrection ; through 
Thy mercy, O Blessed Lord, &c. Amen. 

8. O God, Who for our sake hast willed Thy 
Son to endure the suffering of the Cross, that Thou 
mightest drive away from us the power of the enemy ; 
grant that thy servants may attain the grace of res- 
urrection ; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. 
A men. 

For Easter-Even. 

9. Grant, Lord, that as we are baptized into 
the death of Thy Blessed Son our Saviour Jesus 
Christ, so by continual mortifying our corrupt affec- 
tions we may be buried with Him ; and that through 
the grave and gate of death we may pass to our joy- 
ful resurrection for His merits, Who died and was 
buried, and rose again for us Thy Son Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 

10. Grant, we beseech Thee, Almighty God, that 
we who keep the Paschal Feast, being kindled with 
celestial desires, may thirst after the fountain of 
life, Thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

11. Pour into us, O Lord, the Spirit of Thy love, 
that all whom Thou satisfiest with the Paschal 

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Sacrament may by Thy Goodness be made of one 
mind ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. A men. 

Then, all standing, the Minister shall read the Epistle and 
the Gospel for the day, as follows : 

HOLY WEEK. EPISTLE. GOSPEL. 

Palm Sunday . . Phil. ii. 5-11. Luke xix. 28-44. 

Monday . . Kom. v. 12-21. Mark xi. 12-19. 

Tuesday . . 1 Peter ii. 19-24. Mark xiii. 

Wednesday . 1 John ii. 12-19. Matt. xxvi. 1-16. 
Maundy-Thursday. 1 Cor. xi. 23-29. Johnxiv. l-xvi.33. 
Good-Eriday . . Hebrews x. 1-25. " The Passion." 
Easter-Even ... 1 Peter hi. 1 7-22. Matt, xxvii. 57-66. 

Then may the Minister read one or more Sections of " the 
Passion," as follows. On Good-Friday he shall read the 
whole of it for the Gospel for the day. At the end of each 
Section may be sung one or more verses from the Psalms 
proper to Passion-tide. 

THE PASSION. 

SECTION I. 

Matt. xxvi. 36 : — Then cometh Jesus with them 
unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the 
disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder. 
Mark xiv. 33, 34 : — And He taketh with Him 
Peter and James and John, and began to be sore 
amazed, and to be very heavy ; and saith unto them, 
My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death : tarry 
ye here, and watch. Luke xxii. 41-44 : — And He 
was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast, and 
kneeled down, and prayed, saying, Father, if Thou 
be willing, remove this cup from Me : nevertheless, 
not My will, but Thine be done. And there ap- 
peared an Angel unto Him from Heaven, strengthen- 
ing Him. And being in an agony He prayed more 
earnestly : and His sweat was as it were great drops 
of blood falling down to the ground. Matt. xxvi. 
40-46 : — And He cometh unto the disciples, and 
findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, 
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could ye not watch with me one hour ? Watch and 
pray, that ye enter not into temptation : the spirit 
indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. He went 
away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O 
My Father, if this cup may not pass away from Me, 
except I drink it, Thy will be done. And He came 
and found them asleep again : for their eyes were 
heavy. And He left them, and went away again, 
and prayed the third time, saying the same words. 
Then cometh He to His disciples, and saith unto 
them, Sleep on now, and take your rest : behold, 
the hour is at hand, and the Son of Man is betrayed 
into the hands of sinners. Rise, let us be going : 
behold, he is at hand that doth betray Me. 

SECTION II. 

John xviii. 2, 3 : — And Judas also, which be- 
trayed Him, knew the place : for Jesus ofttimes re- 
sorted thither with His disciples. Judas then, hav- 
ing received a band of men and officers from the 
chief priests and Pharisees, cometh thither with 
lanterns and torches and weapons. Luke xxii. 47, 
48 : — And while He yet spake, behold a multitude, 
and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, 
went before them, and drew near unto Jesus to kiss 
Him. But Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest 
thou the Son of Man with a kiss ? John xviii. 4-9 : 
— Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should 
come upon Him, went forth and said unto them, 
Whom seek ye ? They answered Him, Jesus of 
Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I am He. And 
Judas also, which betrayed Him, stood with them. 
As soon as He had said unto them, I am He, they 
went backward and fell to the ground. Then asked 
He them again, Whom seek ye ? and they said, 
Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus answered, I have told 
you that I am He : if therefore ye seek Me, let these 
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go their way: that the saying might be fulfilled 
which He spake, Of them which Thou gavest me 
have I lost none. Matt. xxvi. 50-56 : — Then came 
they and laid hands on Jesus, and took Him. And 
behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched 
out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a ser- 
vant of the high-priest, and smote off his ear. Then 
said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into 
his place : for all they that take the sword shall 
perish with the sword. Thinkest thou that I can- 
not now pray to My Father, and He shall presently 
give me more than twelve legions of angels ? But 
how then shall the Scriptures be fulfilled, that thus 
it must be ? In that same hour said Jesus to the 
multitudes, Are ye come out as against a thief with 
swords and staves for to take Me ? I sat daily 
with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no 
hold on Me. But all this was done, that the Script- 
ures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all 
the disciples forsook Him and fled. Mark xiv. 51, 
52 : — And there followed Him a certain young 
man, having a linen cloth cast about his naked 
body ; and the young men laid hold on him : and 
he left the linen cloth, and fled from them naked. 

SECTION III. 

John xviii. 12-14 : — Then the band and the cap- 
tain and officers of the Jews took Jesus, and bound 
Him, and led Him away to Annas first ; for he was 
father-in-law to Caiaphas, which was the high-priest 
that same year. Now Caiaphas was he which gave 
counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one 
man should die for the people. Luke xxii. 54 : — 
Then took they Him, and led Him, and brought Him 
into the high-priest's house. John xviii. 15-18 : — 
And Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another 
disciple: that disciple was known unto the high- 
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priest, and went in with Jesus into the palace of 
the high-priest. But Peter stood at the door with- 
out. Then went out that other disciple which was 
known unto the high-priest, and spake unto her that 
kept the door, and brought in Peter. Then saith 
the damsel that kept the door unto Peter, Art not 
thou also one of this man's disciples ? He saith, I 
am not. And the servants and officers stood there, 
who had made a fire of coals, for it was cold ; and 
they warmed themselves : and Peter stood with 
them, and warmed himself. Matt. xxvi. 71 : — And 
when he was gone out into the porch, another maid 
saw him, and said unto them that were there, This 
fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth. Luke xxii. 
58-62 : — And after a little while another saw him, 
and said, Thou art also of them. And Peter said, 
Man, I am not. And about the space of one hour 
after another confidently affirmed, saying, Of a 
truth this fellow also was with Him ; for he is a 
Galilean. And Peter said, Man, I know not what 
thou sayest. And immediately, while he yet spake, 
the cock crew. And the Lord turned, and looked 
upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of 
the Lord, how He had said unto him, Before the 
crock crow, thou shalt deny Me thrice. And Peter 
went out, and wept bitterly. 

SECTION IV. 

John xviii. 19-24 : — The high-priest then asked 
Jesus of His disciples, and of His doctrine. Jesus 
answered him, I spake openly to the world ; I ever 
taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, whither 
the Jews always resort ; and in secret have I said 
nothing. Why askest thou Me ? ask them which 
heard Me, what I have said unto them : behold, they 
know what I said. And when He had thus spoken, 
one of the officers which stood by struck Jesus with 
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the palm of his hand, saying, Answerest Thou the 
high-priest so ? Jesus answered him, If I have 
spoken evil, bear witness of the evil : but if well, 
whv smitest thou Me ? Now Annas had sent Him 
bound unto Caiaphas the high-priest. Matt. xxvi. 
59_68 : — Now the chief priests and elders and all 
the council sought false witness against Jesus, to 
put Him to death ; but found none : yea, though 
many false witnesses came, yet found they none. 
At the last came two false witnesses and said, This 
fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, 
and to build it in three days. And the high-priest 
arose and said unto Him, Answerest Thou nothing ? 
What is it which these witness against Thee ? But 
Jesus held His peace. And the high-priest an- 
swered and said unto Him, I adjure Thee by the 
living God, that Thou tell us whether Thou be the 
Christ, the Son of God. Jesus saith unto him, 
Thou hast said : nevertheless I say unto you, Here- 
after shall ye see the Son of Man sitting on the 
right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of 
heaven. Then the high-priest rent his clothes, 
saying, He hath spoken blasphemy ; what further 
need have we of witnesses ? behold, now ye have 
heard his blasphemy. What think ye ? They an- 
swered and said, He is guilty of death. Then did 
they spit in his face, and buffeted Him : and others 
smote Him with the palms of their hands, saying, 
Prophesy unto us, Thou Christ, Who is he that 
smote Thee ? Luke xxii. 66-xxiii. 1 : — And as 
soon as it was day, the elders of the people and the 
chief priests and the scribes came together, and led 
Him into their council, saying, Art Thou the Christ ? 
tell us. And He said unto them, If I tell you, ye 
will not believe : and if I also ask you, ye will not 
answer Me, nor let Me go. Hereafter shall the Son 
of Man sit on the right hand of the power of God. 
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Then said they all, Art Thou then the Son of God ? 
And He said unto them, Ye say that I am. And 
they said, What need we any further witness ? 
for we ourselves have heard of His own mouth. 
And the whole multitude of them arose, and led 
Him unto Pilate. 

section v. 

John xviii. 28-36 : — Then led they Jesus from 
Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment : and it was 
early ; and they themselves went not into the judg- 
ment-hall, lest they should be denied ; but that they 
might eat the Passover. Pilate then went out unto 
them, and said, What accusation bring ye against 
this Man ? They answered and said unto him, If 
He were not a malefactor, we would not have de- 
livered Him up unto thee. Then said Pilate unto 
them, Take ye Him and judge Him according to your 
law. The Jews therefore said unto him, It is not 
lawful for us to put any man to death : that the say- 
ing of Jesus might be fulfilled, which He spake, 
signifying what death He should die. Then Pilate 
entered into the judgment-hall again, and called 
Jesus, and said unto Him, Art Thou the King of 
the Jews ? Jesus answered him, Sayest thou this 
thing of thyself, or did others tell it thee of Me ? 
Pilate answered, Am I a Jew ? Thine own nation 
and the chief priests have delivered Thee unto me : 
What hast Thou done ? Jesus answered. My king- 
dom is not of this world : if My kingdom were of 
this world, then would My servants fight, that I 
should not be delivered to the Jews : but now is 
My kingdom not from hence. Luke xxiii. 2 : — 
And they began to accuse Him, saying, We found 
this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to 
give tribute to Caesar, saying that He Himself is 
Christ a King. John xviii. 37, 38 : — Pilate there- 
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fore said unto Him, Art Thou a King then ? Jesus 
answered, Thou sayest that I am a King. To this 
end was I born, and for this cause came I into the 
world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. 
Every one that is of the truth, heareth My voice. 
Pilate saith unto Him, What is truth ? And when 
he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, 
and saith unto them, I find in Him no fault at all. 
Luke xxiii. 5-1 7 : — And they were the more fierce, 
saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching through- 
out all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place. 
When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether 
the Man were a Galilean. And as soon as he knew 
that he belonged unto Herod's jurisdiction, he sent 
Him to Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem at 
that time. And when Herod saw Jesus, he was ex- 
ceeding glad : for he was desirous to see Him of a 
long season, because he had heard many things 
of Him ; and he hoped to have seen some miracle 
done by Him. Then he questioned with Him in 
many words ; but He answered him nothing. And 
the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently 
accused Him. And Herod with his men of war set 
Him at naught, and mocked Him, and arrayed Him 
in a gorgeous robe, and sent Him again to Pilate. 
And the same day Pilate and Herod were made 
friends together ; for before they were at enmity be- 
tween themselves. 

SECTION VI. 

And Pilate, when he had called together the chief 
priests and the rulers and the people, said unto 
them, Ye have brought this Man unto me, as One 
that perverteth the people ; and behold, I, having 
examined Him before you, have found no fault in 
this Man touching those things whereof ye accuse 
Him : no, nor yet Herod : for I sent you to him ; 
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and lo, nothing worthy of death is done unto Him. 
I will therefore chastise Him and release Him. 
(For of necessity he must release one unto them at 
the feast.) Matt, xxvii. 16-23 : — And they had 
then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas. There- 
fore when they were gathered together, Pilate said 
unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you ? 
Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ ? For he 
knew that for envy they had delivered Him. When 
he was set down on the judgment-seat, his wife sent 
unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that 
just Man : for I have suffered many things this day 
in a dream because of Him. But the chief priests 
and elders persuaded the multitude that they should 
ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus. The governor 
answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain 
will ye that I release unto you ? They said, Barab- 
bas. Pilate saith unto them, "What shall I do then 
with Jesus which is called Christ ? They all say 
unto him, Let Him be crucified. And the governor 
said, Why, what evil hath He done ? But they 
cried out the more, saying, Let Him be crucified. 
John xix. 1 : — Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and 
scourged Him. Mark xv. 16-19: — And the sol- 
diers led Him away into the hall, called Praetorium ; 
and they call together the whole band. And they 
clothed Him with purple, and platted a crown of 
thorns, and put it upon His head, and began to 
salute Him, Hail, King of the Jews. And they 
smote Him on the head with a reed, and did spit 
upon Him, and bowing their knees worshipped Him. 
John xix. 4-15 : — Pilate therefore went forth again, 
and saith unto them, Behold, I bring Him forth to 
you, that ye may know that I find no fault in Him. 
Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns 
and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, 
Behold the Man ! When the chief priests therefore 
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and officers saw Him, they cried out, saying, Crucify 
Him, crucify Hirn. Pilate saith unto them, Take 
ye Him, and crucify Him ; for I find no fault in 
Him. The Jews answered him, We have a law, 
and by our law He ought to die, because He hath 
made Himself the Son of God. When Pilate there- 
fore heard that saying, he was the more afraid ; and 
went again into the judgment-hall, and said unto 
Jesus, Whence art Thou ? But Jesus gave him no 
answer. Then saith Pilate unto Him, Speakest 
Thou not unto me ? knowest Thou not that I have 
power to crucify Thee, and have power to release 
Thee ? Jesus answered, Thou couldst have no 
power at all against Me, except it were given thee 
from above : therefore he that delivered Me unto 
thee hath the greater sin. And from thenceforth 
Pilate sought to release Him : but the Jews cried 
out, saying, If thou let this Man go, thou art not 
Csesar's friend : whosoever maketh himself a king 
speaketh against Caesar. When Pilate therefore 
heard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, and sat 
down in the judgment-seat in a place that is called 
the Pavement, but in the Hebrew Gabbatha. And 
it was the preparation of the Passover, and about 
the sixth hour, and he saith unto the Jews, Behold 
your King ! But they cried out, Away with Him, 
away with Him, crucify Him. Pilate saith unto 
them, Shall I crucify your King ? The chief priests 
answered, We have no king but Csesar. Matt, 
xxvii. 24, 25 : — When Pilate saw that he could 
prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, 
he took water, and washed his hands before the 
multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this 
just person : see ye to it. Then answered all the 
people and said, His blood be on us and on our 
children. Mark xv. 15, 20 : — And so Pilate, will- 
ing to content the people, released Barabbas unto 
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thein, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged 
Him, to be crucified. And when they had mocked 
Him, they took off the purple from Him, and put 
His own clothes on Him, and led Him out to crucify 
Pirn. 

SECTION VII. 

Matt, xxvii. 3-10 : — Then Judas, which had be- 
trayed Him, when he saw that He was condemned, 
repented himself, and brought again the thirty 
pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, say- 
ing, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the in- 
nocent blood. And they said, What is that to us ? 
see thou to that. And he cast down the pieces of 
silver in the temple and departed, and went and 
hanged himself. And the chief priests took the 
silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put 
them into the treasury, because it is the price of 
blood. And they took counsel, and bought with 
them the potter's field, to bury strangers in. 
Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, 
unto this day. Then was fulfilled that which was 
spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they 
took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of Him 
that was valued, Whom they of the children of Israel 
did value ; and gave them for the potter's field, as 
the Lord appointed me. 

SECTION VIII. 

Luke xxiii. 26-32 : — And as they led Him away, 
they laid hold upon one Simon a Cyrenian, coming 
out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, 
that he might bear it after Jesus. And there fol- 
lowed Him a great company of people, and of wom- 
en, which also bewailed and lamented Him. But 
Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusa- 
lem, weep not for Me, but weep for yourselves and 
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for your children. For behold, the days are com- 
ing, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the 
barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the 
paps which never gave suck. Then shall they be- 
gin to say to the mountains, Fall on us ; and to the 
hills, Cover us. For if they do these things in a 
green tree, what shall be done in the dry ? And 
there were also two others, malefactors, led with 
Him to be put to death. 

SECTION IX. 

Mark xv. 22, 23: — And they bring Him unto 
the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The 
place of a skull. And they gave Him to drink 
wine mingled with myrrh : but He received it not. 
Luke xxiii. 33, 34 : — There they crucified Him, 
and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and 
the other on the left. Then said Jesus. Father, 
forgive them ; for they know not what they do. 
Mark xv. 28 : — And the scripture was fulfilled, 
which saith, And He was numbered with the trans- 
gressors. John xix. 19-24 : — Then the soldiers, 
when they had crucified Jesus, took His garments 
and made four parts, to every soldier a part ; and 
also His coat : now the coat was without seam, 
woven from the top throughout. They said there- 
fore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast 
lots for it, whose it shall be : that the scripture 
might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my 
raiment among them, and for my vesture they did 
cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did. 
And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. 
And the writing was, Jesus of Nazareth, the 
Kixg of the Jews. This title then read many 
of the Jews; for the place where Jesus was cruci- 
fied was nigh to the city : and it was written in 
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chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, Write not, the 
King of the Jews ; but that He said, I am King of 
the Jews. Pilate answered, What I have written, 
I have written. Luke xxiii. 35 : — And the people 
stood beholding. Mark xv. 29-32 : — And they 
that passed by railed on Him, wagging their heads, 
and saying, Ah, Thou that destroyest the temple, 
and buildest it in three days, save Thyself, and 
come down from the cross. Likewise also the 
chief priests mocking said among themselves with 
the scribes, He saved others ; Himself He cannot 
save. Let Christ the King of Israel descend now 
from the cross, that we may see and believe. Luke 
xxiii. 36, 37, 39-43 : — And the soldiers also mocked 
Him, coming to Him, and offering Him vinegar, 
and saying, If Thou be the King of the Jews, save 
Thyself. And one of the malefactors which were 
hanged railed on Him, saying, If Thou be Christ, 
save Thyself and us. But the other answering re- 
buked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing 
thou art in the same condemnation ? and we indeed 
justly ; for we receive the due reward of our deeds : 
but this man hath done nothing amiss. And he 
said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when Thou 
comest into Thy Kingdom. And Jesus said unto 
him, Verily I say unto thee, To-day shalt thou be 
with Me in Paradise. John xix. 25-27: — Now 
there stood by the cross of Jesus His mother, and 
His mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and 
Mary Magdalene. 'When Jesus therefore saw His 
mother, and the disciple standing by, whom He 
loved, He saith unto His mother, Woman, behold 
thy son ! Then saith He to the disciple, Behold 
thy mother ! And from that hour that disciple 
took her unto his own home. Matt, xxvii. 45-47 : 
— Now from the sixth hour there was darkness 
over all the land unto the ninth hour. And about 
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the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, 
Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani f that is to say, My God, 
My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me ? Some of 
them that stood there, when they heard that, said, 
This man calleth for Elias. John xix. 28-30 : — 
After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now 
accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, 
saith, I thirst. Now there was set a vessel full of 
vinegar ; and they filled a sponge with vinegar, 
and put it upon hyssop, and put it to His mouth. 
When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, He 
said, It is finished. Luke xxiii. 46 : — And when 
Jesus had cried with a loud voice, He said, Father, 
into Thy hands I commend My spirit: and having 
said thus, He gave up the ghost. 

section x. 

Matt, xxvii. 51-56: — And behold, the veil of 
the temple was rent in twain from the top to the 
bottom : and the earth did quake, and the rocks 
rent : and the graves were opened ; and many 
bodies of the saints which slept arose, and came 
out of the graves after His resurrection, and went 
into the holy city, and appeared unto many. Now 
when the centurion, and they that were with him, 
watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those 
things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, 
Truly this was the Son of God. And many women 
were there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus 
from Galilee, ministering unto Him : among which was 
Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James 
and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's children. 
John xix. 31-37: — The Jews therefore, because 
it was the preparation, that the bodies should 
not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for 
that sabbath day was a high day,) besought Pilate 
that their legs might be broken, and that they 
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might be taken away. Then came the soldiers, and 
brake the legs of the first and of the other which 
was crucified with Him. But when they came to- 
Jesus, and saw that He was dead already, they 
brake not His legs : but one of the soldiers with a 
spear pierced His side, and forthwith came there 
out Blood and Water. And he that saw it bare 
record, and his record is true ; and he knoweth 
that he saith true, that ye might believe. For 
these things were done, that the scripture should 
be fulfilled, A bone of Him shall not be broken. 
And again another scripture saith, They shall look 
on Him Whom they pierced. 

SECTION XI. 

Mark xv. 42-45 : — And now when the even was 
come, because it was the preparation, that is, the 
day before the Sabbath, Joseph of Arimathea, an 
honourable counsellor, which also waited for the 
kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto 
Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus. And Pilate 
marvelled if He were already dead : and calling 
unto him the centurion, he asked him whether He 
had been any while dead. And when he knew it 
of the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph. 
John xix. 38-42 : — He came therefore, and took 
the body of Jesus. And there came also Nicode- 
mus, (which at the first came to Jesus by night,) 
and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a 
hundred pound weight. Then took they the body 
of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the 
spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury. Now 
in the place where He was crucified there was a 
garden ; and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein 
was never man yet laid. There laid they Jesus 
therefore because of the Jews' preparation day ; for 
the sepulchre was nigh at hand. Luke xxiii. 55, 
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56 : — And the women also, which came with Him 
from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, 
and how his body was laid. And they returned, 
and prepared spices and ointment ; and rested the 
sabbath day according to the commandment. 

Then, all kneeling, shall be said the following 
Intercessions. 

^f. Let us pray for the Holy Church of God 

throughout the world. 

Ity. Lord, hear our prayer. 

f'. O Almighty and Eternal God, Who in Christ 
hast revealed Thy Glory to all nations ; preserve, 
we beseech Thee, the works of Thine own mercy, 
that Thy Church, which is spread over the whole 
world, may persevere by steadfast faith in the con- 
fession of Thy Name ; through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

y. Let us pray for the Bishops and Pastors of the 
Church. 

Lord, hear our prayer. 

Almighty and Eternal God, by Whose 
counsel all things are established ; mercifully regard 
our prayers, and by Thy Goodness bless and pre- 
serve the Bishops and Pastors of Thy Church, that 
Thy people may increase in the worthy profession 
of their faith ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 

Let us pray for all the congregation of God's 

people. 

R?. Lord, hear our prayer. 

T. O Almighty and Eternal God, by Whose 
Spirit the whole body of the Church is governed 
and sanctified ; receive our supplications for all 
estates of men, that by the gift of Thy grace every 
member of the same may faithfully serve Thee ; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

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^. Let us pray for all Christian nations. 

1$/. Lord, hear our prayer. 

O Almighty and Eternal God, in Whose hand 
is the power of all kingdoms ; preserve every Chris- 
tian people in peace and concord, in the true faith 
and in godliness of life, that they may glorify Thy 
Holy Name ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. A men. 

TP". Let us pray for the Catechumens. 

15/. Lord, hear our prayer. 

"ft. O Almighty and Eternal God, Who con- 
tinually enrichest Thy Church with a new offspring 5 
increase the faith and understanding of our Cate- 
chumens, that being born again by Thy grace they 
may be joined to Thine adopted children ; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

~f~. Let us pray for all who are in sickness, sor- 
row, need, or any other affliction. 

Ity. Lord, hear our prayer. 

y. O Almighty and Eternal God, the Comfort of 
the sorrowful, the Strength of those who travail ; let 
the prayers of such as call upon Thee in any manner 
of tribulation come to Thee, that all may rejoice 
that Thy mercy hath been present with them in 
their necessities ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 

Of. Let us pray for all in heresy and schism. 
5/. Lord, hear our prayer. 

y. O Almighty and Eternal God, Who saves t all 
men, and wiliest not that any should perish ; look 
on those souls that are deceived by the fraud of the 
devil ; that laying aside all malice and heresy, the 
hearts of the erring may recover, and return to the 
unity of Thy Truth ; through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. A men. 

Let us pray for the Jews. 
B/. Lord, hear our prayer. 

O Almighty and Eternal God, hear our 
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prayers which we offer unto Thee for the Jews ; 
that they acknowledging the Light of Thy Truth, 
which is Christ, may be brought out of their dark- 
ness ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

if. Let us pray for the heathen and infidel. 

RJ. Lord, hear our prayer. 

if. O Almighty and Eternal God, Who wiliest 
not the death, but the life of sinners ; deliver them 
from the darkness of error and superstition ; grant 
that they may be converted to the One true God ; 
and to the praise and glory of Thy Name, admit 
them to the flock of Thy Holy Church; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Benediction. 

N. B. — This Service for Passion-tide shall be used every 
day in Holy Week, after the ordinary Morning or Evening 
Service appointed for Lent. 

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f. mHE Lord is King. 

"BJ. Blessed be the Name of the Lord. 



ii. 

$\ The heavens have declared His righteousness, 
and all the people have seen His glory. 

1$. I- will behold Thy face in righteousness: I 
shall be satisfied, when I awake, with Thy likeness. 

$\ Seek the Lord and His strength : seek His 
face evermore. 

satisfy us with Thy mercy, and that soon : 
so shall we rejoice and be glad. 

Rejoice in His Holy Name : let the heart of 
them rejoice that seek the Lord. 
Ity. Thy face, Lord, will I seek. 

He hath alway been mindful of His covenant 
and promise. 

1 look for the Lord, my soul doth wait for 
Him : in His word is my trust. 

"ft. Remember the marvellous works that He hath 
done ; His wonders and the judgments of His mouth. 

K/. I will pay my vows now in the presence of 
all His people : I will offer the sacrifice of thanks- 
giving. 

in. 

Now upon the first day of the week, very 
early in the morning, when it was yet dark, the 
women brought sweet spices, that they might come 
and anoint Him. 

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Thou, Lord, art become my Salvation. 

And behold, there was a great earthquake : 
for the Angel of the Lord descended from heaven, 
and came, and rolled back the stone from the door, 
and sat upon it. His countenance was like light- 
ning, and his raiment white as snow. And for 
fear of him the keepers did quake, and become as 
dead men. 

1$/. The right hand of the Lord bringeth mighty 
things to pass. 

V. And very early in the morning, the women 
came unto the sepulchre, at the Rising of the Sun. 
And when they looked, the stone was rolled away. 

IJ'. This is the Lord's doing : and it is marvellous 
in our eyes. 

V. And an Angel sitting on the right side, clothed 
in a long white garment, saith unto them, " Be not 
affrighted : ye seek Jesus of Xazareth which was 
crucified : He is risen ! " 

R7. He is risen ! Alleluia ! Alleluia ! 

V. - He is not here : behold the place where they 
laid Him. But go your way, tell His disciples." 

1%. The Lord is King, and hath put on glorious 
apparel : the Lord hath put on His apparel, and 
girded Himself with strength. 

V. And Mary Magdalene, having seen that the 
stone was taken away from the sepulchre, runneth 
and cometh to Simon Peter and to the other disciple 
whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, " They 
have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and 
we know not where they have laid Him." Peter 
therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and 
came to the sepulchre. And Peter went into the 
sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes He, and the 
napkin, that was about His head, not lying with the 
linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by 
itself. 

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iy. The Lord is King and hath put on glorious 
apparel : the Lord hath put on His apparel, and 
girded Himself with strength. 

Then went in also that other disciple, which 
came first to the sepulchre, and he saw and believed. 

T$. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and 
to the Holy Ghost. 

^\ But Mary stood without at the sepulchre 
weeping : and as she wept she stooped down, and 
looked into the sepulchre, and seeth two angels in 
white sitting, the one at the head, the other at the 
feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. And they 
say unto her, " Woman, why weepest thou ? " She 
saith unto them, " Because they have taken away my 
Lord, and I know not where they have laid Him/' 
And when she had thus said, she turned herself 
back, and saw Jesus standing. 

BJ. The Lord is risen indeed ! Alleluia ! 

'f r . And she knew not that it was Jesus. 

B/. The Lord is King and hath put on glorious 
apparel : the Lord hath put on His apparel, and 
girded himself with strength. 

y. Jesus saith unto her, Mary! she turned her- 
self and saith unto Him, Babboni i 

1$. Glory to God in the highest. 

"]^. Jesus saith unto her, " Touch me not ; for I 
am not yet ascended to My Father : but go to my 
brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto My Father 
and your Father, and to My God and your God.*" 

B?. Glory to God in the highest. 

y. Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples 
that she had seen the Lord, and that He had spoken 
these things unto her. Now when Jesus had risen 
early the first day of the week, He appeared first to 
Mary Magdalene. 

Ity. This is the Lord's Day : we will rejoice and 
be glad in it. 

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And the women departed with fear and great 
joy, to whom the Angel had said, " Fear not ye : 
for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. 
He is not here : for Fie is risen, as He said." And 
as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met 
them, saying, All hail ! And they came and held 
Him by the feet, and worshipped Him. 

1^. Glory to God in the highest. 

And two of the disciples went that day to 
Emmaus. And it came to pass that while they 
communed together, and reasoned, Jesus Himself 
drew near, and went with them. And as he sat at 
meat with them, He took bread, and blessed it, and 
brake, and gave to them. And their eyes were 
opened, and they knew Him : and he vanished out 
of their sight. And they said one to another, " Did 
not our heart burn within us while He talked with 
us by the way, and while He opened to us the 
scriptures ? " And they rose up the same hour, and 
returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gath- 
ered together, and them that were with them, say- 
ing, " The Lord is risen indeed : 

1$. " The Lord is risen indeed : and hath ap- 
peared to Simon." 

y. And Jesus Himself stood in the midst of them, 
and saith unto them, u Peace be unto you." 

ty. Alleluia! Alleluia! 

$\ Thou art my God, and I will thank Thee : 
Ity. Thou art my God, and I will praise Thee. 

Then shall be sung the Gloria in Excelsis. 
Then shall all say the Lord's Prayer. 

OUR Father, Who art in heaven : Hallowed be 
Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy Will 
be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day 
our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as 
we forgive those who trespass against us. And 
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lead us not into temptation : But deliver us from 
evil : For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and 
the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. 

% O Thou, the Only-Begotten Son and Word 
Eternal, Who wast pleased for our salvation to take 
upon Thee human nature by being incarnate of the 
holy Virgin Mary : 

Ttf. Have mercy upon us^ 

f. O Christ our God, Who, having suffered on the . 
cross, hast overcome death by Thy death : 
Have mercy upon us. 

~f~. O Mighty Saviour, Who hast made the life 
of humanity to revive on the tree of the cross, and 
taken away the curse which proceeded from the 
tree ; and from thy pierced side didst pour forth the 
streams of immortality to man : 

1^/. Have mercy upon us. 

We confess that Thou art the true Christ, 
the Son of the Living God, Who didst come into the 
world to save sinners. 

B/. Lord, remember us when Thou comest into 
Thy Kingdom. 

"J^. Thou wast in the body laid in the tomb, 
Thou wast in spirit in Hades, in Paradise with the 
thief, whilst yet Thou wast on the throne, O Christ, 
with the Father and the Holy Ghost. 

For Thou art God uncircumscribed : and to 
Thee we offer glory, worship, and thanksgiving. 

f. We glorify Thee, O Christ, Who being dead 
didst rise from the grave : Who with Thyself didst 
raise up fallen man, and reconcile him with the 
Heavenly Father. 

Ity. We adore Thee, O Jesus, Who alone art 
without sin. 

Thou, O Lord, hast raised us up from the deep 
abyss : Thou, who art the Giver of life and hast 
anointed our souls with precious ointment. 

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1$. For Thou, O Christ, art the Resurrection and 
the Life : and to Thee we offer up our praise. 

Ht. We have seen the true Light : we adore the 
Holy and Undivided Trinity, Who hath wrought 
salvation for us. 

]y. Let our mouth be filled with Thy praise, O 
Lord, that we may sing of Thy glory. 

$\ We praise Thee, we bless Thee, we worship 
Thee, we give thanks to Thee : for Thou art God 
ineffable, invisible, incomprehensible, from everlast- 
ing to everlasting. Thou broughtest us out of noth- 
ing into being : and when by our disobedience we 
had fallen, Thou didst raise us again, that Thou 
might est give us an inheritance in Thy future king- 
dom. 

15/. For these and all other Thy mercies we give 
thanks unto Thee, O Lord. 

^\ We celebrate Thy Resurrection, O Christ, 
Who, having suffered on the cross, hast overcome 
death by Thy death, Who hast despoiled the grave, 
Who hast led captive the power of the devil, Who 
hast given us salvation and victory. 

l$f. Save us, O Son of God, Who hast arisen 
from the dead. 

Lord, Who dost bless those who bless 
Thee, and sanctifiest those who put their trust in 
Thee, save Thy people and bless Thine inheritance : 
preserve the fulness of Thy church : sanctify those 
who love the beauty of Thy house, and glorify with 
Thy divine power those who glorify Thee : give 
peace to Thy church, to Thy people, and to all Thy 
world : for every good gift and every perfect gift is 
from above, and cometh down from Thee, the Father 
of lights. 

]y. Protect us, save us, be merciful unto us : and 
preserve us by Thy grace, O God. 

y . Let us love one another, that we may with one 
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accord confess the Father, the Son, and the Holy 
Ghost, — the Holy, Consubstantial, Quickening, and 
Undivided Trinity. 

l$f. Praying that we may finish this day in peace 
and without sin : we commend ourselves and each 
other to Christ our God. 

Giving thanks to the Lord, we celebrate His 
Resurrection, Who vouchsafed to be lifted up on the 
Cross, that He might raise the dead by His own 
glorious Resurrection. 

ty. Alleluia! 

Thy right hand, O Lord, is glorified in 
strength : Thy right hand, O Lord, hath destroyed 
the enemy. 

ty. Alleluia! 

^f. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and 
to the Holy Ghost : 

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
shall be, world without end. Amen. 

Then shall be sung a Hymn, or this Canticle. 

Confitemini Domino. 

f\ GIVE thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious : 
and His mercy endureth for ever. 

Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us : therefore 
let us keep the Feast ; 

Not with the old leaven, neither with the leaven 
of malice and wickedness : but with the unleavened 
bread of sincerity and truth. 

O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious : 
and His mercy endureth for ever. 

Let them give thanks whom the Lord hath re- 
deemed : and delivered from the hand of the enemy. 

For He brought them out of darkness, and out of 
the shadow of death : and brake their bonds in sun- 
der. 

O that men would therefore praise the Lord for 
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His goodness : and declare the wonders that He 
doeth for the children of men. 

Christ being raised from the dead, dieth no more : 
death hath no more dominion over Him. 

For He hath broken the gates of brass : and 
smitten the bars of iron in sunder. 

O that men would therefore praise the Lord for 
His goodness : and declare the wonders that He 
doeth for the children of men. 

This is the Day which the Lord hath made : we 
will rejoice and be glad in it. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Then shall the Minister read the Chapter. Eph. v. 14. 

Awake, thou that sleepest, and arise from the 
dead, and Christ shall give thee light. 1$. Alle- 
luia ! 

Then may be sung a Hymn. 
Then shall be read or sung a Selection of Psalms. 
Then shall be read the First Lesson. John v. 19-27. 

Then shall be sung a Hymn. 
Then shall be read the Second Lesson. 1 Peter i. 3-9. 
Then shall be sung a Hymn. 
Then may be said the Creed. 

Of, Blessed are they that have not seen, and yet 
have believed. The Lord be with you : 
J$f. And with thy spirit, 
y. Let us pray. 

Then, all standing, shall be said: 

y. Lead me, O Lord, in Thy righteousness : 
B?. Make Thy way plain before my face. 
V. I will wash my hands in innocency, O Lord : 
and so will I go to Thine altar. 

Be pleased to send down upon us Thy divine 
grace, and the gift of the Holy Ghost. 

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*fT. Accept, O Lord, our sacrifice of praise, and 
look down upon us with Thy goodness, pardoning 
our offences knowingly or ignorantly committed : 
sanctify our souls and bodies, and grant us to wor- 
ship Thee in holiness all our days. 

I?/. For Thou our God art Holy : and to Thee 
we offer up our praise. 

'f r . We beseech Thee, O Lord, to make us 
worthy to partake of Thy heavenly Mysteries, of 
Thy sacred and spiritual Table, with a pure con- 
science : for the remission of our sins, for the com- 
munion of the Holy Ghost, for the inheritance of the 
Kingdom of heaven, for sure confidence in Thee, 
and not unto judgment and condemnation. 

Jtf. O be gracious unto us according to the multi- 
tude of Thy mercies. 

Vouchsafe that all, who serve Thee with fear 
and love, and partake of Thy holy Mysteries, may 
become worthy of Thy heavenly kingdom. 

1$/. For Thou, O Christ, art the Eesurrection 
and the Life : and to Thee we offer up our praise. 

"j^. O Christ our Passover ! the Wisdom, the 
Word, and the Power of God ! grant us to partici- 
pate of Thee more truly in Thy kingdom, Day 
without night. 

1$. For Thou, O God, art Holy : and to Thee 
we offer up our praise. 

Then may the Minister dismiss the people with this Benedic- 
tion. 

THE God of Peace, Who brought again from the 
dead our Lord Jesus Christ, the great Shep- 
herd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlast- 
ing Covenant, make you perfect in every good work 
to°do His Will, working in you that which is well- 
pleasing in His sight; through Jesus Christ: to 
Whom be glory forever and ever. Amen, 



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MORNING SERVICE, 
i. 

$\ LORY, and honour, and thanks be to 

Him Who liveth for ever and ever. 
$7. Alleluia! 

$\ He is the Beginning and the Ending, the First 
and the Last : He was dead, and behold, He is alive 
for ever more, Amen ; and hath the keys of Hades 
and of death. 

To Him be glory and dominion for ever and 

ever. 

% Unto Jesus Christ, Who is the faithful Wit- 
ness, and the First-begotten of the dead, and the 
the Prince of the kings of the earth : 

l$f. To Him be glory and dominion for ever and 
ever. 

11. 

"f r . He hath abolished death, and hath brought 
life and immortality to light through the gospel. 

R/. God is the Lord Who hath showed us light. 

y. Though He was crucified through weakness, 
yet He liveth by the power of God. 

With His own right hand and holy arm hath 
He gotten Himself the victory. 

Thanks be to God, Who giveth us the victory : 

H$f. Through our Lord Jesus Christ. 

^. For we also shall live with Him by the 
power of God. 

ty. Alleluia! 

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in. 

$\ As the Father hath life in Himself, so hath 
He given to the Son to have life in Himself. 

Thou, O Christ, art the Resurrection and the 

Life. 

"5^. As the Father raiseth up the dead and quick- 
eneth them ; even so the Son quickeneth whom He 
will. 

Quicken us, O Lord, in Thy righteousness. 
It shall be imputed to you for righteousness, 
if ye believe on Him that raised up Jesus our Lord 
from the dead : Who was delivered for our offences, 
and was raised again for our justification. 

1$. Lord, I believe : help Thou mine unbelief. 

f. God, Wha is rich in mercy, for His great love 
wherewith He loved us even when we were dead in 
sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, and 
hath raised us up together in Christ Jesus : 

Tty. That in the ages to come He might show the 
exceeding riches of His grace. 

"TP. We are buried with Him by Baptism into 
death ; that like as Christ was raised up from the 
dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also 
should walk in newness of life. 

Jty. If we be dead with Christ, we believe that 
we shall also live with Him. 

For if we have been planted together in the 
likeness of His death, we shall be also in the like- 
ness of His Resurrection. 

I will greatly rejoice in the Lord : my soul 
shall be joyful in my God. 

"f". Ye that have been baptized into Christ, have 
put on Christ. 

For He hath clothed me with the garments 
of salvation : He hath covered me with the robe of 
righteousness. 

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y. If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those 
things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the 
right hand of God. For ye are dead, and your life 
is hid with Christ in God. 
Alleluia! 

if. When Christ, Who is our life, shall appear, 
then shall ye also appear with Him in glory. 
JRT. Alleluia! 

Then may be sung the Gloria in Excelsis. 
y. Let us pray. 

Then, all kneeling, shall be said: 

y. Lord, have mercy upon us. 

IT. Lord, have mercy upon us. 

y. Christ, have mercy upon us. 

ET. Christ, have mercy upon us. 

y. Lord, have mercy upon us. 

1$. Lord, have mercy upon us. 

y. O Lord, purify us from our sins, and forgive 
us our transgressions, O Lord ; O Holy God, look 
down upon us, and heal our infirmities, for Thy 
Name's sake. 

"Bp. Most Holy Trinity, have mercy upon us. 

y. O Heavenly King the Comforter, the Spirit 
of Truth, Who art everywhere and fillest all things, 
the Treasure of blessings and the Giver of life ; 
come and dwell in us, cleanse us from all impurity 
and save our souls, O Thou Blessed. 

1$. Holy God, Holy and Mighty, Holy and Im- 
mortal, have mercy upon us. 

Then shall all say the Lord's Prayer. 

OUR Father, Who art in heaven : Hallowed be 
Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy Will 
be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this 
day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, 
as we forgive those who trespass against us. And 
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lead us not into temptation : But deliver us from 
evil : For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, 
and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. 

$\ O Saviour of the world, keep safe from all 
evil those whom Thou hast redeemed : 

I?/. And grant us Thy peace. 

Then, all standing, shall be said: 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and 
to the Holy Ghost : 

1$. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
shall be, world without end. Amen. 

Then shall be sung this Canticle. 

Caniemus Domino. Exodus xv. 1. 

T WILL sing unto the Lord, for He hath triumphed 
gloriously : the horse and his rider hath He 
thrown into the sea. 

The Lord is my Strength and my Song : and He 
is become my Salvation. 

He is my God, and I will prepare Him an habita- 
tion : my father's God, and I will exalt Him. 

The Lord is a Man of war : the Lord is His 
Name. 

Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath He cast 
into the sea : his chosen captains also are drowned 
in the Red Sea. 

The depths have covered them : they sank into 
the bottom as a stone. 

Thy Right Hand, O Lord, is become glorious in 
power : Thy Right Hand, O Lord, hath dashed in 
pieces the enemy. 

Thou didst blow with Thy wind, the sea covered 
them : they sank as lead in the mighty waters. 

Who is like unto Thee, O Lord, among the gods : 
who is like Thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in 
praises, doing wonders ? 

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Thou stretchedst out Thy Eight Hand : the earth 
swallowed them. 

Thou in Thy mercy hast led forth the people 
which Thou hast redeemed : Thou hast guided them 
in thy strength, unto Thy holy habitation. 

The people shall hear and be afraid : sorrow shall 
take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina. 

. Fear and dread shall fall upon them ; by the 
greatness of Thine Arm they shall be as still as a 
stone : till Thy people pass over, O Lord, till the 
people pass over, which Thou hast purchased. 

Thou shalt bring them in : and plant them in the 
mountain of Thine inheritance ; 

In the place, O Lord, which Thou hast made for 
Thee to dwell in: in the Sanctuary, O'Lord, which 
Thy Hands have established. 

The Lord shall reign : for ever and ever. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Then shall the Minister read the Chapter. John x. 27, 28. 

I am the Good Shepherd: the Good Shepherd 
giveth His life for the sheep. My sheep hear My 
voice, and I know them, and they follow Me : and 
I give unto them eternal life : and they shall never 
perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of My 
Hand. ty. Alleluia ! 

Then shall be read or sung by Minister and people a Selec- 
tion of Psalms. 

Then shall the Minister read the First Lesson. 

Then shall be sung this Canticle. 

Fortitudo mea et laus mea. Psalm cxviii. 14. * 

rpHE Lord is my Strength and my Song : and is 
become my Salvation. 
The voice of joy and health is in the dwellings 
of the righteous: the Eight Hand of the Lord 
bringeth mighty things to pass. 

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The Right Hand of the Lord hath the pre- 
eminence : the Right Hand of the Lord bringeth 
mighty things to pass. 

I shall not die, but live : and declare the works 
of the Lord. 

The Lord hath chastened and corrected me : but 
He hath not given me over unto death. 

Open me the gates of righteousness : that I may 
go into them, and give thanks unto the Lord. 

This is the gate of the Lord : the righteous shall 
enter into it. 

I will thank Thee, for Thou hast heard me : and 
art become my Salvation. 

The same Stone which the builders refused : is 
become the Head-Stone in the corner. 

This is the Lord's doing : and it is marvellous in 
our eyes. 

O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious : 
and His mercy endureth for ever. 
Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Then shall the Minister read the Second Lesson. 
Then shall be sung this Canticle. 
Benedictus Dens. 1 Peter i. 3. 

"DLESSED be the God and Father of our Lord 
Jesus Christ : Who, according to his abundant 
mercy, 

Hath begotten us again unto a lively Hope : by 
the Resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead ; 

To an Inheritance incorruptible, and undenled, 
and that fadeth not away : reserved in heaven for 
us, 

Who are kept by the power of God through faith 
unto salvation : ready to be revealed in the last 
time. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

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Then shall be said by Minister and people the Nicene Creed. 

I BELIEVE in one God the Father Almighty : 
Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things 
visible and invisible : 

And in one Lord Jesus Christ : the Only-Be- 
gotten Son of God : begotten of His Father before 
all worlds : God of God : Light of Light : very 
God of very God : begotten, not made : being of 
one substance with the Father : by Whom all things 
were made : Who for us men and for our salvation 
came down from heaven : and was incarnate by the 
Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary : and was made 
man : and was crucified also for us under Pontius 
Pilate. He suffered and was buried : and the third 
day He rose again according to the scriptures : and 
ascended into heaven : and sitteth on the right hand 
of the Father. And He shall come again with 
glory to judge both the quick and the dead : Whose 
kingdom shall have no end. 

And I believe in the Holy Ghost : the Lord, and 
Giver of life : Who proceedeth from the Father and 
the Son : Who with the Father and the Son to- 
gether is worshipped and glorified : Who spake by 
the Prophets. And I believe One Catholic and 
Apostolic Church. I acknowledge one Baptism for 
the remission of sins : and I look for the Resurrec- 
tion of the dead : and the Life of the world to 
come. Amen. 

y. Blessed are they that have not seen, and yet 
have believed. The Lord be with you. 
R?. And with thy spirit. 
V. Let us pray. 

Then, all kneeling, shall be said : 
y. Turn Thee again, O Lord, at the last : 
IT. And be gracious unto Thy servants. 
V. Let Thy merciful kindness, Lord, be upon 
as : 

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As we do put our trust in Thee, 
"jf. Let Thy priests be clothed with righteous- 
ness : 

And let Thy saints sing with joyfulness. 
$\ O Lord, direct and prosper our rulers : 
~Bjf. And mercifully hear us when we call upon 
Thee. 

O God, save Thy servants : 

Who put their trust in Thee. 

O Lord, save Thy people : 
Bjf. And bless Thine inheritance. 
^ff. Let us pray for the peace of Jerusalem : 

Peace be within her walls : and plenteousness 
within her palaces. 

Then shall the Minister say one or more 
Collects for the Season. 

1. TX^E give Thee thanks, O God the Father, 

* ^ Who hast delivered us from the power 
of darkness, and translated us into the kingdom of 
Thy Son : grant, therefore, we pray Thee, that as 
by His death He hath called us to life, so by His 
Resurrection He may raise us up to joys eternal ; to 
Whom with Thee, and the Holy Ghost, be all 
honour and glory, world without end. Amen, 

2. Grant, we beseech Thee, Almighty God, that 
we, putting off the old man with his deeds, may 
live according to His life, of Whose nature Thou 
hast made us partakers, Thy Son our Saviour Jesus 
Christ. Amen. 

3. Most Holy Father, Whose Only-Begotten Son 
died for our sake and rose again on the third day ; 
grant that we, dying together with Him, may rise 
from our daily falls, and follow Him by a right con- 
versation ; that we may be accounted worthy to 
enter into His joy ; through the same our Lord Jesus 
Christ. Amen, 

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4. O God, Who by Thine Only-Begotten Son 
hast overcome death, and opened unto us the gate 
of everlasting life; grant, we beseech Thee, that 
we, evermore celebrating our Lord's Resurrection, 
may by the renewing of Thy Spirit arise from the 
death of the soul unto a new life of righteousness ; 
through the same our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. 

5. Only-Begotten Son of God, Who didst will- 
ingly shed Thy Blood for us, whereby Thou didst 
reconcile heaven and earth ; grant that by the 
power of Thy Resurrection we may be enabled to 
live perpetually in Thy Peace ; Who with the 
Father and the Holy Ghost livest and reignest One 
God, world without end, Amen. 

6. O Merciful God, Who by Christ's Resurrection 
hast restored us to eternal life ; raise us up to the 
Author of our salvation, Who is seated at Thy 
right hand ; that He who came to be judged for our 
sake, may at the last day come to judge in our 
favour, Jesus Christ Thy Son our Lord ; to Whom 
with Thee and the Holy Ghost be all honour and 
glory, world without end. Amen. 

7. O God the Father Almighty, Who didst so 
love the world, that Thou willedst Thine Only-Be- 
gotten Son to be crucified for its redemption ; make 
us, who are redeemed with His precious Blood, to 
be so fruitful in works of love, that we may have 
our part in the first Resurrection, and not fear the 
power of the second death ; through Thy mercy, O 
Blessed Lord, W r ho dost live and govern all things, 
world without end. Amen. 

8. We invoke Thy power, O Lord, that as Thou 
didst vouchsafe to die for us sinners, and didst 
again appear the third day in the glory of Thy 
Resurrection, so we, being absolved by Thee, may in 
Thee attain perpetual joy, Who with the Father and 

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the Holy Ghost livest and reignest one God, world 
without end. Amen. 

9. Mercifully give us, O Lord, an increase of 
faith in Thee ; that as it glorified Thy holy Martyrs 
who held it fast even unto blood, it may also justify 
us who follow it in truth ; through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. A men. 

For Rogation Days. 

10. Almighty and Everlasting God, from Whom 
all good things do come, be pleased to remember 
Thy promises of mercy in the return of seed-time 
and harvest ; enrich and water the fields ; show us 
Thy loving-kindness that our land may yield her in- 
crease ; bless the labours of the husbandman, that 
the seed sown may bring forth fruit in due season ; 
and crown the year with Thy goodness, that our 
hearts may be filled with gladness, and rejoice in 
offering unto Thee thanksgiving ; through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Then shall be said the Prayers for the Day. 
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f. "DLESSED be the Name of the Lord : 
1$. Henceforth, world without end. 

ii. 

Christ being raised from the dead, dieth no 
more : death hath no more dominion over Him. 

The Lord hath triumphed gloriously. 

Death is swallowed up in victory. 

Thy Eight Hand, O Lord, is become glorious 
in power. 

He hath conquered him that had the power of 

death. 

ty. Thy Eight Hand, Lord, hath dashed in 
pieces the enemy. 

$\ Thou in Thy mercy hast led forth the people 
which Thou hast redeemed. 

~RJ. The Eight Hand of the Lord bringeth mighty 
things to pass. 

y. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in the dust: 
for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth 
shall cast out the dead. 

I^. Thy dead shall live : they shall arise. 

in. 

Now is Christ risen from the dead, and be- 
come the first-fruits of them that slept. 

E r . For since by man came death, by man came 
also the Eesurrection of the dead. 

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"J^. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ 
shall all be made alive. 

]^/. He shall come to be glorified in His saints. 
If the Spirit of Him That raised up Jesus 
from the dead dwell in you, He that raised up 
Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal 
bodies by His Spirit that dwelleth in you. 

Tty. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and 
to the Holy Ghost. 

"f r . If ye believe that Jesus died and rose again, 
even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God 
bring with Him. For the Lord Himself shall 
descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice 
of the Archangel, and with the trump of God ; and 
the dead in Christ shall rise. 

BJ. Lord, increase our faith. 

y. The hour is coming, in the which all that 
are in the graves shall hear His voice, and shall 
come forth ; they that have done good, unto the 
resurrection of life. 

Lord, remember us when Thou comest into 
Thy kingdom. 

"j^. Behold, He cometh with clouds ; and every 
eye shall see Him, and they also which pierced 
Him : and all kindreds of the earth shall wail be- 
cause of Him. 

Bf. Even so, Amen. 

'f'. Mortify, therefore, your members which are 
upon the earth. Put off the old man which is cor- 
rupt according to the deceitful lusts. And put on 
the new man, which after God is created in right- 
eousness and true holiness. 

lt$J. The Lord is my Strength and my Song : and 
He is become my Salvation. 

Put on, therefore, as the elect of God, bowels 
of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, 
long-suffering, forbearing one another and forgiving 
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one another. And above all these things put on 
charity which is the bond of perfectness. And let 
the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which 
also ye are called in one body. 

1%. Now unto the King Eternal, Immortal, In- 
visible, the only Wise God, be honour and glory, for 
ever and ever. Amen. 
Let us pray. 

Then, all kneeling, shall be said: 

O Lord, Maker of the world, Eternal King : 

1$. Have mercy upon us. 

y. O Christ, Son of the Living God, Co-eternal 
with the Father : 

R 7 . Have mercy upon us. 

f . Thou Who didst lay down Thy life for Thy 

sheep : 

B?. Have mercy upon us. 

y. Thou Who didst rise from the grave : 

B/. Have mercy upon us. 

y. Thou Who didst save lost man, restoring him 
from death unto life : 

Jty. Have mercy upon us. 

Then shall all say the Confession. 

T\7"E confess, O Lord, that we have sinned in 
^ * thought, word, and deed : by our own most 
grievous fault we have offended against Thy Divine 
Majesty : we do heartily repent, and beseech Thee 
to forgive us all that is past : and grant that we 
may ever hereafter serve and please Thee in new- 
ness of life, to the glory of Thy Holy Name : 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Then shall the Priest stand up and say: 

A LMIGHTY God have mercy upon you ; pardon 
all your sius ; deliver you from evil ; preserve 
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and confirm you in goodness ; and grant you the 
grace and consolation of the Holy Spirit ; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Then all, kneeling, shall say the Lord's Prayer. 

OUR Father, Who art in heaven : Hallowed be 
Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy Will 
be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this 
day our daily bread. And forgive us our tres- 
passes, as we forgive those who trespass against us. 
And lead us not into temptation : But deliver us 
from evil : For Thine is the kingdom, and the 
power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. 
"ft. O Lord, abide with us : 

1$. For it is toward evening, and the day is far 
spent. 



Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and 
to the Holy Ghost : 

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
shall be, world without end. Amen. 

Then shall be sung this Canticle. 
Conservct me, Domine. Psalm xvi. 1. 



RESERVE me, O God : for in Thee have I put 



my trust. 

My flesh and my heart faileth : but God is the 
Strength of my heart, and my Portion for ever. 

I have set God always before me : for He is on 
my right hand, therefore I shall not fall. 

Wherefore my heart was glad, and my glory re- 
joiced : my flesh also shall rest in hope. 

For why ? Thou shalt not leave my soul in 
Hades : neither shalt Thou suffer Thy Holy One to 
see corruption. 

Thou shalt show me the path of life : in Thy 



Then, all standing, shall be said: 




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presence is the fulness of joy, and at Thy right 
hand there is pleasure for evermore. 
Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Then shall the Minister read the Chapter. John xx. 19, 21, 
22, 23. 

Jesus came and stood in the midst, and saith 
unto the disciples, Peace be unto you. Then said 
Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you : as My 
Father hath sent Me, even so send I you. And 
when He had said this, He breathed on them, and 
saith unto them, Eeceive ye the Holy Ghost : 
whosesoever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto 
them ; and whosesoever sins ye retain, they are re- 
tained. 1$. Alleluia ! 

Then shall be read or sung by Minister and people a Selec- 
tion of Psalms. 

Then shall the Minister read the First Lesson. 

Then shall be sung either of these Canticles. 

Factus est primus homo. 1 Cor. xv. 45. 

rflHE first man Adam was made a living soul : the 
last Adam was made a quickening Spirit. 

The first man is of the earth, earthy : the second 
man is the Lord from heaven. 

As is the earthy, such are they also that are 
earthy : and as is the heavenly, such are they also 
that are heavenly. 

And as we have borne the image of the earthy : 
we shall also bear the image of the heavenly. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

The Beatitudes. Matt. v. 3. 

TDLESSED are the poor in spirit : for theirs is 
the kingdom of heaven. 
Blessed are they that mourn : for they shall be 
comforted. 

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Blessed are the meek : for they shall inherit the 
earth. 

Blessed are they that do hunger and thirst after 
righteousness : for they shall be filled. 

Blessed are the merciful : for they shall obtain 
mercy. 

Blessed are the pure in heart : for they shall see 
God. 

Blessed are the peace-makers : for they shall be 
called the children of God. 

Blessed are they that are persecuted for right- 
eousness' sake : for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Then shall the Minister read the Second Lesson. 

Then shall be sung this Canticle. 

Omnes quidem resurgemus. 1 Cor. xv. 51. 

"TYTE shall not all sleep, but we shall all be 
' * changed : in a moment, in the twinkling of 
an eye, at the last trump. 

For the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall 
be raised incorruptible : and we shall be changed. 

For this corruptible must put on incorrnption : 
and this mortal must put on immortality. 

So when this corruptible shall have put on incor- 
rupt] on : and this mortal shall have put on immor- 
tality, 

Then shall be brought to pass the saying that is 
written : Death is swallowed up in victory. 

O death, where is thy sting : O grave, where is 
thy victory ? 

Thanks be to God, Who giveth us the victory : 
through our Lord Jesus Christ. 
Glory be to the Father, &c. 

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Then may be said the Apostles' Creed. 

I BELIE VE in God the Father Almighty : Maker 
of heaven and earth : 

And in Jesus Christ His Only Son our Lord : 
Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost : born of the 
Virgin Mary : suffered under Pontius Pilate : was 
crucified, dead and buried : He descended into hell : 
the third day He rose from the dead : He ascended 
into heaven : and sitteth on the right hand of God 
the Father Almighty : from thence He shall come 
to judge the quick and the dead. 

I believe in the Holy Ghost : the holy Catholic 
Church : the Communion of saints : the Forgive- 
ness of sins : the Resurrection of the body : and the 
Life everlasting. Amen. 

y. This is the victory that overcometh the world 
even our faith. He that believeth on the Son, hath 
everlasting life. The Lord be with you : 

1^. And with thy spirit. 

y. Let us pray. 

Then, all kneeling, shall be said: 

y. Turn Thee again, O Lord, at the last : 
1^/. And be gracious unto Thy servants. 
jf. Let Thy merciful kindness, Lord, be upon 
us : 

Itf. As we do put our trust in Thee, 
y. Let Thy priests be clothed with righteous- 
ness : 

And let Thy saints sing with joyfulness. 
O Lord, direct and prosper our rulers : 
R/. And mercifully hear us when we call upon 
Thee. 

O God, save Thy servants : 
Rf. Who put their trust in Thee, 
y. O Lord, save Thy people : 
i^. And bless Thine inheritance. 

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$\ Let us pray for the peace of Jerusalem : 
Tty. Peace be within her walls : and plenteous- 
ness within her palaces. 

Then shall be said one or more 

Collects for the Season. 

1. "YITE beseech Thee, O Merciful Redeemer, 

* * that putting off from us the old man 
with his deeds, Thou wouldst clothe us with the 
new man, which after the Lord is created in right- 
eousness and holiness of truth. Mortify in us all 
carnal pleasures, and extinguish all vicious passions. 
And do Thou, Who dost bestow Thyself on us as 
a gift, suffer us no longer to be the cause of our 
own misery ; but grant that we, being perpetually 
crucified to Thy Cross and walking in newness of 
life, may eschew the way of perdition and hold fast 
the liberty of that high vocation, to which Thou 
hast called us ; through Thy mercy, O Blessed 
Lord, Who dost live and govern all things, world 
without end. Amen. 

2. We beseech Thee, O Lord, to preserve with 
watchful love those whom Thou hast cleansed ; that 
they who have been redeemed by Thy Passion, may 
rejoice in Thy Resurrection ; that what is now the 
cause of their delight in time may hereafter be their 
joy throughout eternity ; through Thy mercy, O 
Blessed Lord, Who dost live and govern all things, 
world without end. Amen. 

3. Hear us, O Lord our God, the Fountain of 
light, the Light of angels and of all intelligent- 
beings, our only and never-failing Light. May our 
souls be lamps of Thine, kindled and illuminated by 
Thee. May they shine and burn with the truth, and 
never go out in darkness and ashes. May we be 
Thy house, shining from Thee, shining in Thee : 
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Thee : in Thee may we be kindled, and not be ex- 
tinguished. Being filled with the knowledge and 
love of Thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ, may we 
shine forth inwardly ; may the gloom of sin be 
cleared away, and the light of perpetual faith abide 
within us ; through Thy Son our Saviour Jesus 
Christ, to Whom with Thee and the Holy Ghost 
be all honour and glory, world without end. Amen. 

4. O Christ, be favourable to the prayers of Thy 
people, and grant that we may rise from the dead 
and pass over into life with Thee, Saviour of the 
world ; that by Thy mighty power we may both 
attain to perfect freedom, and advance to everlasting 
life : through Thy mercy, Blessed Lord, "Who 
dost live and govern all. things, world without end. 
Amen. 

5. "We confess, O Lord Jesus Christ, that Thou 
hast died unto sin which was not Thine, but ours ; 
and therefore, because having once died for the un- 
godly, Thou livest unto God, make us so to die unto 
sin once, that rising again to receive our crown, we 
may ever rejoice in Thine eternal gifts ; Who livest 
and reignest with the Father and the Holy Ghost, 
one God, world without end. Amen. 

6. Almighty God and Merciful Father, Who hast 
redeemed us with the precious Blood of Thy Son 
our Lord Jesus Christ; suffer not those who trust 
in Thee to be plunged into the abyss of everlast- 
ing punishment ; but grant that by confessing our 
sins we may be admitted into Thy presence by 
Him on W r hom Thou hast laid the iniquity of us 
all : that as we have been healed by His stripes, we 
may be defended by His unceasing protection ; 
through the merits and mediation of the same our 
Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. 

7. Son of God, Who art the Author of our 
Salvation, hear the voices of Thy suppliants ; and 

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grant that those whom Thou hast redeemed by the 
shedding of Thy Blood may have life in Thee, and 
in Thee enjoy perpetual safety ; Who livest and 
reignest with the Father and the Holy Ghost, One 
God, world without end. Amen. 

8. O God, Who by the Passion of Thy Christ 
our Lord, hast abolished the hereditary death, to 
which the whole race of Adam's posterity had suc- 
ceeded ; grant that being made conformable unto 
Him, as we by nature have borne the image of the 
earthy, so by the sanctification of grace we may 
bear the image of the heavenly, even our Lord 
Jesus Christ, Who with Thee and the Holy Ghost 
liveth and reigneth One God, world without end. 
Amen. 

For Rogation Days. 

9. Grant, we beseech Thee, Almighty God, that 
we, who in our affliction do put our trust in Thy 
mercy, may ever be defended by Thy protection 
against all adversities ; through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

Then shall be said the Prayers for the Day 
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I. 

HP HE Lord liveth, and blessed be my strong 
Helper : 

Ity. And praised be the God of my salvation, 
n. 

"J^. He was received up into heaven, and sat on 
the right hand of God. 

R\ Thou art exalted. Lord, in Thine own 
strength. 

V. He hath gone up on high : He hath led 
captivity captive, and received gifts for men : 

R\ That the Lord God misht dwell among: them. 

y. Praised be the Lord daily, even the God Who 
helpeth us : 

R7. And poureth His benefits upon us. 

y. The Lord is exalted; for He dwelleth on 
high : 

15/. He hath rilled Zion with judgment and right- 
eousness. 

V. For the Spirit shall be poured upon us from 
on high, and the wilderness shall be a fruitful field, 
and the fruitful field be counted for a forest. Then 
judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and right- 
eousness remain in the fruitful field. And the 
work of righteousness shall be peace, and the effect 
of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever. 

1$. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and 
to the Holy Ghost. 

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in. 

'ft. Thou, Lord, art higher than all that are in the 
earth. 

Up. Thou art exalted ! Alleluia ! 

~ft". The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit Thou at 
My right hand, until I make Thine enemies Thy 
footstool. 

W. The Lord shall send the rod of Thy strength 
out of Zion : rule Thou in the midst of Thine 
enemies. 

~ft. The Lord hath sworn and will not repent, 
Thou art a Priest for ever after the order of Mel- 
chizedec. 

Up. Thy people shall be willing in the day of Thy 
power, in the beauties of holiness. 

Wherefore God hath highly exalted Him, and 
given Him a Name which is above every name : 
that at the Name of Jesus every knee should bow, 
of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things 
under the earth ; and that every tongue should con- 
fess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God 
the Father. 

U/. Set up Thyself, O God, above the heavens, 
and Thy glory above all the earth. 

The Son of Man ascended with the clouds of 
heaven : and there was given Him dominion, and 
glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and 
languages should serve Him : His dominion is an 
everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, 
and His kingdom that which shall not be destroyed. 

Up. In mercy shall His throne be established. 

y. The kingdoms of this world shall become the 
kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ : 

U}. And He shall reion for ever and ever. 

y. All rule and all authority and power shall be 
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subdued unto Him : for all things are put under 
Him. 

15/. For He must reign till lie hath put all ene- 
mies under His feet. 

"5^. If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those 
things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the 
right hand of God : set your affection on things 
above, not on things on the earth. 

BJ. An offering of a free heart will I give Thee, 
O Lord, and praise Thy Name for ever and ever. 

Then may be sung the Gloria in Excelsis. 
Iff- Let us pray. 

Then, all kneeling, shall be said: 
^F. O Christ, King throned on high : 
Jtf. Have mercy upon us. 

"5^. Thou that sittest at the right hand of the 
Father : 

Tty. Have mercy upon us. 

'f r . O Blessed Eedeemer, Who hast ransomed 
Thy people from the power of death with Thine 
own Blood : 

RJ. Have mercy upon us. 

^ff. Thou that takest away the sins of the world : 

~B/. Have mercy upon us. 

^. Jesu our Advocate with the Father : 

Itf. Have mercy upon us. 

Jesu, Son of God, Who ever livest to make 
intercession for us : 

B/. Have mercy upon us. 

$7 Jesu, Thou compassionate High Priest, Who 
ever livest to make intercession for us : 
1$/. Have mercy upon us. 

Then shall all say the Confession. 
T\7"E confess, O Lord, that we have sinned in 
" ' thought, word, and deed : by our own most 
grievous fault we have offended against Thy Divine 
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Majesty : we do heartily repent, and beseech Thee 
to forgive us all that is past : and grant that we 
may ever hereafter serve and please Thee in newness 
of life, to the glory of Thy Holy Name : through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Then shall the Priest stand up and say : 
A LMIGHTY God have mercy upon you ; pardon 



all your sins ; deliver you from evil ; preserve 
and confirm you in goodness ; and grant you the 
grace and consolation of the Holy Spirit ; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. A men. 

Then all, kneeling, shall say the Lord's Prayer. 

OUR. Father, Who art in heaven : Hallowed be 
Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy Will 
be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day 
our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as 
we forgive those who trespass against us. And 
lead us not into temptation : But deliver us from 
evil : For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and 
the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. 

"J^. We beseech Thee, O Lord, leave us not 
comfortless : 

But send to us Thine Holy Ghost to comfort 

us. 

$\ O God, make speed to save us. 
1^. O Lord, make haste to help us. 

O visit us with Thy salvation : 
Of. And let our mouth be filled with Thy praise. 



y. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and 
to the Holy Ghost : 

15/. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
shall be, world without end. Amen. 

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Then shall be sung this Canticle. 
Omnes gentes plaudite. Psalm xlvii. L 

OCLAP your hands together, all ye people : shout 
unto God with the voice of triumph. 
For the Lord Most High is terrible : He is a 
great King over all the earth. 

God is gone up with a shout : the Lord with the 
sound of a trumpet. 

Sing praises to God, sing praises : sing praises 
unto our King, sing praises. 

For God is King of all the earth : sing ye praises 
with understanding. 

God reigneth over the heathen : God sitteth upon 
the throne of His Holiness. 
Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Then shall the Minister read the Chapter. John xiv. 1, &c. 

I will not leave you comfortless. 1$. Alle- 
luia ! ^f. Let not your heart be troubled : ye be- 
lieve in God ; believe also in Me. In My Father's 
house are many mansions. I go to prepare a place 
for you. B/. Alleluia ! "J^. If ye love Me, keep 
My commandments : and I will pray the Father, 
and He will give you another Comforter, that He 
may abide with you for ever ; even the Spirit of 
Truth, ty. Alleluia ! % When He the Spirit of 
Truth is come, He will guide you into all truth. 
Alleluia! Alleluia! 

Then shall be read or sung a Selection of Psalms. 
Then shall the Minister read the First Lesson. 
Then shall be sung this Canticle. 
Domini est terra. Psalm xxiv. 1. 
npHE earth is the Lord's, and all that therein is : 
the compass of the world, and they that dwell 
therein. 

Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord : or 
who shall rise up in His Holy Place ? 

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Even he that hath clean hands, and a pure heart : 
and that hath not lift up his mind unto vanity, nor 
sworn to deceive his neighbour. 

He shall receive the blessing from the Lord : and 
righteousness from the God of his salvation 

Glory be to the Father, &c 

Then shall the Minister read the Second Lesson. 
Then shall be sung this Canticle. 
Exalt are super coelos, Deus. Psalm lvii. 6. 

Q< ET up Thyself, God, above the heavens : and 
^ Thy glory above all the earth. 

My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed : I 
will sing and give praise. 

Awake up, my glory ; awake, lute and harp : I 
myself will awake right early. 

I will give thanks unto Thee, O Lord, among 
the people : and I will sing unto Thee among the 
nations. 

For the greatness of Thy mercy reacheth unto 
the heavens : and Thy truth unto the clouds. 

Set up Thyself, O God, above the heavens : and 
Thy glory above all the earth. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Then shall all say the Apostles' Creed. 

I BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty : Maker 
of heaven and earth: 

And in Jesus Christ His Only Son our Lord : 
Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost : born of the 
Virgin Mary : suffered under Pontius Pilate : was 
crucified, dead, and buried : He descended into 
hell : the third day He rose from the dead: He as- 
cended into heaven : and sitteth on the right hand 
of God the Father Almighty : from thence He shall 
come to judge the quick and the dead. 

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Church : the Communion of saints : the Forgiveness 
of sins : the Resurrection of the body : and the 
Life everlasting. Amen. 

^f. He that belie veth and is baptized shall be 
saved. 1^. Alleluia ! ^. The Lord be with you : 
And with thy spirit. 

if. Let us pray. 

Then, all kneeling, shall be said : 

Turn Thee again, O Lord, at the last : 
I?. And be gracious unto Thy servants. 

Let Thy merciful kindness, Lord, be upon 

us : 

57. As we do put our trust in Thee. 

Let Thy priests be clothed with righteous- 
ness : 

Jtf. And let Thy saints sing with joyfulness. 
y*. O Lord, direct and prosper our rulers : 

And mercifully hear us when we call upon 

Thee. 

"f- O God, save Thy servants : 
1$. Who put their trust in Thee. 
"jt. O Lord, save Thy people : 
IJ/. And bless Thine inheritance. 
Hf. Let us pray for the peace of Jerusalem : 
13/. Peace be within her walls : and plenteousness 
within her palaces. 



Then shall the Minister say one or more 
Collects for the Season. 




presence of Thine Apostles ; grant us the aid of 
Thy loving-kindness, that according to Thy promise 
Thou mayest ever dwell with us here on earth, and 
we with Thee in heaven ; where with the Father 
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and the Holy Ghost Thou livest and reignestOne 
God, world without end. Amen. 

2. Saviour and Lord, Who, ascending into heaven, 
wast pleased to show Thyself in glory to the eyes 
of beholders, while Thou didst promise to come as 
our Judge in like manner as Thou hadst ascended ; 
make us to commemorate Thine ascension with pure 
and devout hearts ; that we may in such wise 
ascend continually in Thee to a better life ; that 
when Thou comest to the judgment, we may see 
Thy face without shame and without confusion ; 
through Thy mercy, O Blessed Lord, Who dost live 
and govern all things, world without end. Amen. 

3. Grant, we beseech Thee, Almighty God, that 
the faithful members of Thy Son may follow whither 
our Head and Chief hath gone before ; Who with 
Thee and the Holy Ghost liveth and reigneth One 
God, world without end. Amen. 

4. O Lord, Who hast borne our weak flesh to be 
glorified with Thee in heavenly places, take away 
the foulness of our sins, and restore us to the dignity 
of our first estate ; that by faith in Thee we may 
be able to ascend to the heavens, where Thou livest 
and reignest, now and evermore. Amen. 

5. O Lord, Who hast gone up on high, leading 
captivity captive, bestow on men the gifts of eternal 
peace : and as by ascending into heaven Thou hast 
withdrawn Thyself bodily from human eyesight, be 
Thou graciously pleased to enter into our hearts, 
and there to abide for evermore ; through Thy 
mercy, O Blessed Lord, Who dost live and govern 
all things, world without end. Amen. 

6. O Christ the Son of God, Who dost vouch- 
safe to Thy Saints, after their bitter sufferings, the 
contemplation of Thy Goodness, so that pain and 
sorrow have no more place among them ; bestow 
now on us though undeserving, the healing gift of 

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comfort ; that we, who through our own fault have 
been far removed from Thee, may be gathered into 
the company of Thy Saints, and with them attain 
everlasting gladness ; through Thy mercy, O Blessed 
Lord, Who dost live and govern all things, world 
without end. Amen, 

Then shall be said the Prayers for the Day. 
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i. 

% "DLESSED be God, even the Father of our 
Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies 
and the God of all comfort, 
ty. Blessed be God. 

ii. 

When Christ ascended up on high, He led 
captivity captive, and received gifts for men : 

1$. That the Lord God might dwell among them. 

"ft. When the day of Pentecost was fully come, 
they were all with one accord in one place. And 
suddenly there came a Sound from heaven, as of a 
rushing Mighty Wind, and it filled the house where 
they were sitting. ' And there appeared unto them 
cloven tongues like as of Fire, and it sat upon each 
of them. And they were all filled with the Holy 
Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as 
the Spirit gave them utterance. 

B?. Alleluia ! Alleluia ! . 

"j^. The Apostles did speak in other tongues the 
wonderful works of God. 
Bf. Alleluia! 

in. 

'f r . Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same 
Spirit. And there are differences of administra- 
tions, but the same Lord. And there are diversities 
of operations but it is the same God Who worketh 
all in all. 

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"Bjf. He hath dispersed abroad, He hath given to 
the poor : His righteousness remaineth for ever. 

^f. He gave some, apostles ; and some, prophets ; 
and some, evangelists ; and some, pastors and teach- 
ers ; — for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of 
the ministry, for the edifying of the Body of Christ- 
ie. The Lord gave the word : great was the 
company of the preachers. 

^ff. The manifestation of the Spirit is given to 
every man to profit withal. For to one given by the 
Spirit the word of wisdom ; to another the word of 
knowledge by the same Spirit ; to another faith by 
the same Spirit. 

Tty. Praised be the Lord daily : even the God 
Who helpeth us, and poureth His benefits upon us. 

Now ye are the Body of Christ, and members 
in particular. As the body is one and hath many 
members, and all the members of that one body, 
being many, are one body : so also is Christ. For 
by one Spirit are we all baptized into one Body ; 
and have^been made to drink into one Spirit. 

'Sf. Thou, O God, sentest a gracious rain upon 
Thine inheritance. 

There is one Body and one Spirit, even as ye 
are called in one hope of your calling ; one Lord, 
one Faith, one Baptism, one God and Father of all, 
Who is above all, and through all, and in you all. 

Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised 
in the city of our God. 

Know ye not that your bodies are the mem- 
bers of Christ ? Now the body is for the Lord, and 
the Lord for the body. Ye are washed, ye are 
sanctified, ye are justified in the name of the Lord 
Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God. 
Alleluia! Alleluia! 

^f. Know ye not that your body is the temple of 
the Holy Ghost, Who is in you, Whom ye have of 
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God, and ye are not your own ? For ye are bought 
with a price : therefore glorify God in your body 
and in your spirit, which are God's. 
B/. Alleluia! Alleluia! 

Then may be sung the Gloria in Excelsis. 
$\ Let us pray. 

Then, all kneeling, shall be said, at Morning Service: 

O God, Holy Ghost, proceeding from the 
Father and the Son : 

B/. Have mercy upon us. 

O Lord, Holy Spirit, Unity of the Father and 
the Son, Thou Bond of Love : 
1^. Have mercy upon us. 

Lord, Quickening Spirit, Power of the Most 

High: 

Bf. Have mercy upon us. 

^f. O Lord, Kindling Fire and Spring of life, 
Thou purifying Energy : 
B/. Have mercy upon us. 

S> O Lord, Fountain of mercy and of seven- 
fold grace : 

Bf. Have mercy upon us. 

O Lord, Holy Paraclete, Giver of all gifts : 
B/. Have mercy upon us. 

^. O Lord, the Comforter, Most pitiful Dispenser 
of pardon : 

Bf(, Have mercy upon us. 

At Evening Service, shall be said : 

We beseech Thee, O Comforter of the sorrow- 
ing soul, forsake us not by reason of our offences. 
B/. Vouchsafe to hear us. 

"J^. O Lord, Thou Cleanser of guilt, Most excel- 
lent Bestower of pardon, loose the bands of our sins 
and deliver us from the power of our enemies. 

BJ. Vouchsafe to hear us. 

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$\ O Lord the Comforter, in Thy Clemency, be 
present with us, we beseech Thee. 
1%. Vouchsafe to hear us. 

O Lord, Quickening Spirit, bestow on us the 
gifts of life in Thy Compassion. 
Vouchsafe to hear us. 
"ft. O Lord, Fire Divine, kindle our hearts with 
fervent zeal to serve God day and night. 
Bf. Vouchsafe to hear us. 

"if. O Lord, Thou Living Fount of joy celestial, 
inspire into our souls Thy grace. 
1$/. Vouchsafe to hear us. 

"j^. Gracious Spirit, Strengthen our weakness, 
fulfil us with Thy holy gifts, and grant us peace 
now and evermore. 

Htf. Vouchsafe to hear us. 

Then shall all say the Confession. 

"\^7~E confess, 'O Lord, that we have sinned in 
* ' thought, word, and deed : by our own most 
grievous fault we have offended against Thy Divine 
Majesty : we do heartily repent, and beseech Thee 
to forgive us all that is past : and grant that we 
may ever hereafter serve and please Thee in new- 
ness of life, to the glory of Thy Holy Name : 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Then shall the Priest stand up and say : 

A L MIGHTY God have mercy upon you ; pardon 
all your sins ; deliver you from evil ; preserve 
and confirm you in goodness ; and grant you the 
grace and consolation of the Holy Spirit ; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. A men. 

Then all kneeling shall say the Lord's Prayer. 

OUR Father, Who art in heaven : Hallowed be 
Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy Will 
be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this 
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day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, 
as we forgive those who trespass against us. And 
lead us not into temptation : But deliver us from 
evil : For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and 
the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. 

O Lord, show Thy mercy upon us : 

^SJ. And grant us Thy salvation. 

% Teach us Thy way, O Lord : 

I?/. And we will walk in Thy truth. 

Then, all standing, shall be said: 
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and 
to the Holy Ghost : 

Ity. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
shall be, world without end. Amen. 

Then shall be sung this Canticle. 
Magnus Dominus. Psalm xlviii. 1. 

RE AT is the Lord, and greatly to be praised : 
" in the City of our God, in the mountain of His 
Holiness. 

Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, 
is Mount Zion : the City of the Great King. 

We have thought of Thy loving-kindness, O 
God : in the midst of Thy temple. 

According to Thy Name, O God, so is Thy 
praise unto the ends of the earth : Thy right hand 
is full of righteousness. 

Let Mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of 
Judah be glad : because of Thy judgments. 

W alk about Zion, and go round about her : tell 
the towers thereof. 

Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces : 
that ye may tell it to the generation following. 

We are no more strangers and foreigners : but 
fellow-citizens with the Saints and of the household 
of God ; 

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And are built upon the foundation of the apostles 
and prophets : Jesus Christ Himself being the chief 
corner-stone ; 

In Whom all the building fitly framed together : 
groweth unto an Holy Temple in the Lord ; 

In Whom we are builded together : for a Habita- 
tion of God through the Spirit. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Then shall the Minister read the Chapter. Matt, xxviii. 
18-20. 

Jesus came and spake unto the eleven disciples, 
saying, All power is given unto Me in heaven and 
in' earth. Go ye, therefore, and teach all nations, 
baptizing them in the Name of the Father, and of 
the Son, and of the Holy Ghost ; teaching them to ob- 
serve all things whatsoever I have commanded you : 
and lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of 
the world. Amen. Alleluia ! 

Then shall be read or sung a Selection of Psalms. 
Then shall the Minister read the First Lesson. 
Then shall be sung this Canticle. 

Cantate Deo. Psalm lxviii. 7. 

SING unto the Lord, sing praises to His Name : 
extol Him that rideth upon the heavens by His 
Name Jah, and rejoice before Him. 

He is a Father of the fatherless, and defendeth 
the cause of the widows : even God in His holy 
habitation. 

He is the God that maketh men to be of one 
mind in an house : and bringeth the prisoners out 
of captivity. 

He is our God, even the God of Whom cometh 
salvation : God is the Lord by Whom we escape 
death. 

Praised be the Lord daily : even the God Who 
helpeth us, and poureth His benefits upon us. 
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He hath poured out of His Spirit upon all flesh : 
on His servants and on His hand maidens hath He 
poured out of His Spirit. 

Sing unto the Lord, O ye kingdoms of the earth ; 
O sing praises unto the Lord. 

The Lord gave the Word : great was the com- 
pany of the preachers. 

Their sound went into all the earth : and their 
words unto the ends of the world. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Then shall the Minister read the Second Lesson- 
Then shall be sung this Canticle. 

Laud ate Dominum. Psalm cxlvii. 1. 

PRAISE the Lord, for it is a good thing to sing 
praises unto our God : yea, a joyful and pleas- 
ant thing it is to be thankful. 

The Lord doth build up Jerusalem : and gather 
together the outcasts of Israel. 

He healeth those that are broken in heart : and 
giveth medicine to heal their sickness. 

Great is our Lord, and great is His power : yea, 
and His wisdom is infinite. 

The Lord setteth up the meek : and bringeth the 
ungodly down to the ground. 

Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem : Praise thy God, 
O Zion ; 

For He hath made fast the bars of Thy gates : 
and hath blessed Thy children within thee. 

He maketh peace in thy borders : and filleth 
thee with the flour of wheat. 

Glory be to the Father, &c 

Then shall all say the Nicene Creed. 

T BELIEVE in one God the Father Almighty : 
J- Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things 
visible and invisible : 

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And in one Lord Jesus Christ : the Only-Begot- 
ten Son of God : begotten of His Father before all 
worlds : God of God : Light of Light : very God 
of very God : begotten, not made : being of one 
substance with the Father : by Whom all thing 
were made : Who for us men and for our salvation 
came down from heaven : and was incarnate by the 
Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary : and was made 
man : and was crucified also for us under Pontius 
Pilate : He suffered and was buried : and the third 
day He rose again according to the scriptures : and 
ascended into heaven : and sitteth on the right hand 
of the Father : and He shall come again with glory 
to judge both the quick and the dead : Whose king- 
dom shall have no end. 

And I believe in the Holy Ghost : the Lord, and 
Giver of life : Who proceedeth from the Father and 
the Son : Who with the Father and the Son together 
is worshipped and glorified : Who spake by the 
prophets. And I believe one Catholic and Apos- 
tolic Church.: I acknowledge one Baptism for the 
remission of sins : and I look for the Resurrection 
of the dead : and the Life of the world to come. 
Amen. 

$\ By grace are ye saved through faith. The 
Lord be with you : 

RJ. And with thy spirit. 
Let us pray. 

Then, all kneeling, shall be said : 

Turn Thee again, O Lord, at the last : 
R/. And be gracious unto Thy servants. 

Let Thy merciful kindness, O Lord, be upon 

us : 

Rf, As we do put our trust in Thee. 

Let Thy priests be clothed with righteous- 
ness : 

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Jty. And let Thy saints sing with joyfulness. 
O Lord, direct and prosper our rulers : 
And mercifully hear us when we call upon 

Thee. 

~f~. O God, save Thy servants : 
Ity. Who put their trust in Thee. 
'f'. O Lord, save Thy people : 
T$t. And bless Thine inheritance. 
f. Let us pray for the peace of Jerusalem : 
Ity. Peace be within her walls : and plenteous- 
ness within her palaces. 

Then shall the Minister say one or more 
Collects for the Season. 

1. beseech Thine Omnipotence, Holy God, 
* * Father Almighty, that Thou wouldst fill 

us with the gift of Thine Only-Begotten Son, and 
the ineffable blessing, visitation and life-giving 
power of Thy Holy Spirit ; whereby Thy Church 
enkindled with His fire, may hold the true faith in 
Him from Whom she receives all truth, Thy Son our 
Lord Jesus Christ. Amen, 

2. God, Who wast pleased to send on Thy dis- 
ciples the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete, in the burning 
fire of Thy love ; may Thy people be fervent in the 
Unity of faith : that evermore abiding in Thee, they 
may be found both steadfast in faith and active in 
work ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

3. Grant, we beseech Thee, Almighty God, that 
we, who celebrate the solemnity of the gift of the 
Holy Ghost, may be kindled with heavenly desires, 
and thirst for the fountain of life ; and that as we 
have been made Thine adopted sons, we may obtain 
that peace which was bequeathed unto us, through 
our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. 

4. We beseech Thee, O Lord, let the Holy Spirit 
enkindle in us that fire which our Lord Jesus Christ 

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sent upon earth : may Thy people apprehend with 
their understanding what they have learned by a 
miracle, that Thine adopted children may love Thee 
without any lukewarmness, and confess Thy faith 
without any dissension ; through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

5. May the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, O 
Lord, cleanse our hearts, and make them fruitful 
with His plenteous dew; through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

6. May the Spirit, the Paraclete, O Lord, who 
proceedeth from Thee, illuminate our minds : and as 
Thy Son hath promised, lead us into all truth ; 
through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

7. We beseech Thee, O Lord, let the power of 
the Holy Spirit be present with us ; that it may 
both mercifully cleanse our hearts, and protect us 
in all adversities ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 

Then shall be said the Prayers for the Day. 

N. B. This Service shall be used every morning and even- 
ing in Whitsun-week and the Ember-days in Trinity-tide; 
and on the Ember-days in Advent and Lent it may be used 
either in the morning or evening, instead of the ordinary 
morning or evening service of the Season. 



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— ♦ — 

i. 

t. XJOLY, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of hosts. 

ty. Glory be to Thee, O Lord, glory be 

to Thee. 

Thine, O Lord, is the kingdom and the power 
and the glory, for ever and ever. 
I?. Blessed be Thy Name. 

ii. 

1^*. Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the 
foundation of the earth ; and the heavens are the 
works of Thine hands. 

I^. Thou art God from everlasting, and world 
without end. 

"5^. Thou hast made the earth by Thy power, 
Thou hast established the world by Thy wisdom. 

Itf. Thou rulest and upholdest all things. 

Heaven and earth are full of Thy glory 
through the manifestation of Thine Only-Begotten 
Son, Who is the Brightness of Thy glory and the 
Fountain of life and immortality to man. 

He is the true Light : to Him be glory for 
ever and ever. 

Of, Having made peace through the blood of His 
cross, Christ rose from the dead : and having spoiled 
principalities and powers, He made a shew of them 
openly, triumphing over them in Himself. 

Ity. He endured the cross, and is crowned with 
glory and honour. 

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"J^. Being come an High Priest of good things to 
come, He entered in once into the Holy place, hav- 
ing obtained eternal redemption for us. 

Thou, Lord, art Most High for evermore. 

"J^. He is entered into Heaven itself to appear in 
the presence of God for us. 

~B?. The Lord reigneth : He is clothed with maj- 
esty. 

He is set on the right hand of the throne of 
the Majesty in the heavens. 

1$. The Lord is King for ever and ever. 

Y. He is the Blessed and Only Potentate, the 
King of kings and Lord of lords, Who only hath 
immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can 
approach unto : 

Ttf. To Whom be honour and power everlasting. 

in. 

^. Blessed be God the Father, Who hath blessed 
us with all spiritual blessings in the heavenly places 
in Christ, in W T hom He hath chosen us as His inher- 
itance, that we should be holy and blameless before 
Him, to the praise of the glory of His grace. 

Ity. According to His grace He hath saved us 
and called us with an holy calling. 

% He hath given us the Comforter, even the 
Spirit of Truth, that He may abide with us for ever, 
and guide us into all truth. 

B/. We have an unction from the Holv One. 

y. Ye are a chosen generation, a royal priest- 
hood, an holy nation, a peculiar people ; that ye 
should show forth the praises of Him Who hath 
called you out of darkness into His marvellous 
light. 

1$. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and 
to the Holy Ghost. 

The God of all grace, Who hath called us 
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unto His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, make you 
perfect, stablisb, strengthen, settle you. 

1$/. To Him be glory and dominion for ever and 
ever. Amen. 

f. Let us pray. 

Then, all kneeling, shall be said : 

"ft. Lord, have mercy upon us. 

Ttf. Lord, have mercy upon us. 
Christ, have mercy upon us. 

1^7. Christ, have mercy upon us. 

^f. Lord, have mercy upon us. 

E/. Lord, have mercy upon us. 

*ff. O Lord, purify us from our sins, and forgive 
us our transgressions, O Lord ; O Holy God, look 
down upon us, and heal our infirmities, for Thy 
Name's sake. 

Ity. Most Holy Trinity, have mercy upon us. 

^f. O Heavenly King the Comforter, the Spirit 
of Truth, Who art everywhere and fillest all things, 
the Treasure of blessings and the Giver of life ; 
come and dwell in us, cleanse us from all impurity 
and save our souls, O Thou Blessed. 

I^. Holy God, Holy and Mighty, Holy and Im- 
mortal, have mercy upon us. 

Then shall all say the Lord's Prayer. 

/^UR Father, Who art in heaven : Hallowed be 

" Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy Will 
be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this 
day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, 
as we forgive those who trespass against us. And 
lead us not into temptation : But deliver us from 
evil : For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and 
the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. 

y. O Lord, show Thy mercy upon us : 

J$. And grant us Thv salvation. 

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% Teach us Thy way, O Lord : 
15/. And we will walk in Thy truth. 

Then, all standing, shall be said : 
"J^. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and 
to the Holy Ghost : 

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
shall be, world without end. Amen. 

Then shall be sung this Canticle. 
Venite, Exultemus Domino. Psalm xcv. 1. 

f\ COME, let us sing unto the Lord: let us 
heartily rejoice in the strength of our salva- 
tion. 

Let us come before His presence with thanksgiv- 
ing : and show ourselves glad in Him with psalms. 

For the Lord is a great God : and a great King 
above all gods. 

In His hand are all the corners of the earth : and 
the strength of the hills is His also. 

The sea is His, and He made it : and His hands 
prepared the dry land. 

O come, let us worship and fall down : and kneel 
before the Lord our Maker. 

For He is the Lord our God : and we are the 
people of His pasture, and the sheep of His hand. 

O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness : 
let the whole earth stand in awe of Him. 

For He cometh, for He cometh to judge the earth : 
and with righteousness to judge the world, and the 
people with His truth. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Then shall the Minister read the Chapter for the day. 
Chapter for Sunday. Col. iii. 1. 

If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things 
which are above, where Christ sitteth at the right 
hand of God. 1$. Thanks be to God. 

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Chapter for Monday. Isaiah lvii. 15. 

Thus saith the High and Lofty One that inhabit- 
eth eternity, Whose Name is Holy : I dwell in the 
high and holy place, with him also that is of a con- 
trite and humble spirit. 

Chapter for Tuesday, 1 John iv. 7. 

Beloved, let us love one another : for love is of 
God ; and every one that loveth is born of God and 
knoweth God. 

Chapter for Wednesday, Phil. iv. 6, 7. 

Be careful for nothing ; but in everything by 
prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your 
requests be made known unto God. And the Peace 
of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep 
your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. 

Chapter for Thursday, Heb. xiii. 15. 

By Him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of 
praise to God continually, that is, the-, fruit of our 
Hps, giving thanks to His Name. 

Chapter for Friday. 1 Pet. iii. 18. 

Christ hath once suffered for sins, the Just for the 
unjust, that He might bring us to God. 

Chapter for Saturday. Rom. vi. 4. 

We are buried with Him by Baptism into death ; 
that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by 
the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk 
in newness of life. 

Then shall be read or sung a Selection of Psalms. 
Then shall be read the First Lesson. 



Then shall be sung either of these Canticles. 
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Exultabo Te, Deus. Psalm cxlv. 1. 

T WILL magnify Thee, O God my King : and I will 

praise Thy Name for ever and ever. 

Every day will I give thanks unto Thee : and 
praise Thy Name for ever and ever. 

One generation shall praise Thy works unto an- 
other : and declare Thy power. 

The memorial of Thine abundant kindness shall 
be showed : and men shall sing of Thy righteous- 
ness. 

The Lord is gracious and merciful : long-sufFer- 
ing and of great goodness. 

The Lord is loving unto every man : and His 
mercy is over all His works. 

All Thy works praise Thee, O Lord : and Thy 
saints give thanks unto Thee. 

They show the glory of Thy kingdom and talk 
of Thy power : that Thy power, Thy glory, and 
mightiness of Thy kingdom might be known unto 
men. 

Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom : and 
Thy dominion endureth throughout all generations. 
Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Confitebor Tibi, Domine. Isaiah xii. 1. 
f~\ LOUD, I will praise Thee : though Thou wast 
angry with me, Thine anger is turned away, 
and Thou comfortest me. 

Behold, God is my Salvation : I will trust and 
not be afraid. 

For the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my 
song : He also is become my salvation. 

Therefore with joy shall ye draw water : out of 
the fountains of salvation. 

Praise the Lord, call upon His Name : declare 
His doings among the people, make mention that 
His Name is exalted. 

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Sing unto the Lord, for He hath done excellent 
things : this is known in all the earth. 

Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion : for 
great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of 
thee. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Then shall be read the Second Lesson. 
Then shall be sung either of these Canticles. 
Christum in ccelestibus. 

f \ SING unto the Lord a new song : sing unto the 
Lord, all the whole earth. 

Sing unto the Lord, and praise His Name : be 
telling of His salvation from day to day. 

For He hath raised Christ from the dead : and 
set Him at His own right hand in the heavenly 
places, 

Far above all principality and power and might 
and dominion : and hath put all things under His 
feet. 

Show yourselves joyful unto the Lord, all ye 
lands : sing, rejoice, and give thanks. 

Praise the Lord upon the harp : sing to the harp 
with a psalm of thanksgiving. 

For He hath given Him to be the Head over all 
things to the Church, which is His Body : the ful- 
ness of Him that filleth all in all. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Jubilate Deo. Psalm c. 1. 

f\ BE joyful in the Lord, all ye lands : serve the 
Lord with gladness, and come before His pres- 
ence with a song. 

Be ye sure that the Lord, He is God : it is He 
that hath made us and not we ourselves ; we are 
His people and the sheep of His pasture. 

O go your way into His gates with thanksgiving, 
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and into His courts with praise : be thankful unto 
Him, and speak good of His Name. 

For the Lord is gracious, His mercy is everlast- 
ing : and His truth endureth from generation to 
generation. 

Glory be to the Father &c. 

Then shall all say the Apostles' Creed. 

I BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty : Maker 
of heaven and earth : 
And in Jesus Christ His Only Son our Lord : 
Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost : born of 
the Virgin Mary : suffered under Pontius Pilate : 
was crucified, dead and buried : He descended into 
hell : the third day He rose from the dead : He 
ascended into heaven : and sitteth on the right 
hand of God the Father Almighty : from thence He 
shall come to judge the quick and the dead. 

I believe in the Holy Ghost : the holy Catholic 
Church : the Communion of saints : the Forgive- 
ness of sins : the Resurrection of the body : and the 
Life everlasting. Amen. 

$\ Now the God of hope fill you with all joy 
and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, 
through the power of the Holy Ghost. The Lord 
be with you : i^. And with thy spirit. 
"J^. Let us pray. 

Then, all kneeling, shall be said: 

Turn Thee again, O Lord, at the last : 
1$. And be gracious unto Thy servants. 

Let Thy merciful kindness, O Lord, be upon 

us : 

1^. As we do put our trust in Thee, 
y. Let Thy priests be clothed with righteous- 
ness : 

1$. And let Thy saints sing with joyfulness. 
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^\ O Lord, direct and prosper our rulers : 
i^. And mercifully hear us when we call upon 
Thee. 

"f. O God, save Thy servants : 
1%. Who put their trust in Thee, 
"j^. O Lord, save Thy people : 
1$. And bless Thine inheritance 
^jf. Let us pray for the peace of Jerusalem : 
Jty. Peace be within her walls : and plenteousness 
within her palaces. 

Then shall be said one or more 

Collects for the Season. 

i. 

1. "DLESSED and Glorious Trinity, Father, 
J-^ Son and Holy Ghost, thanks be to Thee, 

One and Perfect Godhead. Thee, the Father Un- 
begotten ; Thee, the Only-Begotten Son ; Thee, 
the Holy Spirit the Paraclete ; the Holy and Un- 
divided Trinity do we confess, and praise with heart 
and mouth ; to Thee be glory for ever and ever. 
Alleluia. 

ii. 

2. O Lord God, Father Almighty, bless and pro- 
tect, through Thine Only-Begotten Son, by the 
power of the Holy Spirit, Thy servants who are 
obedient to Thy Majesty ; that being free from fear 
of all enemies, they may continually rejoice in 
praising Thee ; through the same Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

3. Lord Jesus Christ, pour into us the Holy 
Spirit promised by the Father, that He may give us 
life, and teach us the fulness of truth in the Mystery 
of the Blessed and Undivided Trinity ; that our 
salvation may be perfectly accomplished by His gift, 
wherein consists the perfection of all virtue ; through 

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Thy mercy, Blessed Lord, Who dost live and 
govern all things, world without end. Amen. 

4. O Holy Spirit the Comforter, Who with the 
Father and the Son abidest One God in Trinity ; 
descend into our hearts, that while Thou makest 
intercession for us, we may with full confidence call 
upon our Father in heaven. Amen. 

in. 

5. Grant to us, Lord, we pray Thee, to trust in 
Thee with all our heart : seeing that as Thou 
dost always resist the proud who confide in their 
own strength, so Thou dost not forsake those who 
put their trust in Thy mercy; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 

6. Merciful Lord, the Comforter and Teacher of 
Thy faithful people, increase in Thy Church the 
desires which Thou hast given, and confirm the 
hearts of those who hope in Thee, by enabling them 
to apprehend the exceeding blessedness of Thy 
promises : that all Thine adopted sons may even 
now behold with the eyes of faith and patiently 
wait for the glorious light, which as yet Thou dost 
not openly manifest ; through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

7. O God, Who makest all things work together 
for good to them that love Thee ; pour into our 
hearts such strong affections of love toward Thee, 
that all good desires, which are conceived by Thy 
holy inspirations, may by Thee be advanced with 
such increase of grace, that they may bring forth in 
us the fruits of godliness, to the glory of Thy Name ; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

IV. 

8. O God, by Whose will all things were made, 
and by Whose power they exist ; we beseech Thee 

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to keep us under Thy shelter, lest we be cast down 
from our chief happiness by the swellings of pride : 
grant us ever to advance toward heaven by the steps 
of humility : and since Thou art the Fountain of life, 
from Thee may we drink what by faith we thirst 
for, and reap the fruit of righteousness in everlast- 
ing exaltation ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 

9. Grant us, Lord, not to mind earthly things, but 
to love things heavenly ; and even now, while we 
are placed among things that are passing away, to 
cleave to those that shall abide ; through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

10. Let Thy perpetual mercy, Lord, accompany 
Thy Church ; that while it is placed amid the 
storms of the world, it may both be refreshed with 
present gladness, and behold the brightness of eter- 
nal bliss ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

v. 

11. God, Who by the prophet's voice dost pro- 
nounce those blessed that fear Thee, grant us to 
render an acceptable obedience in Thy fear, and 
make us henceforth walk in Thy ways : and let our 
work under Thy guidance be pleasing in Thy sight, 
and its fruit be acceptable in the day of reward ; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

12. We beseech Thee, O Lord, be gracious to 
Thy people, that they abhorring the things which 
displease Thee, may love what Thou commandest, 
and being supported by Thy comfort in this mortal 
life, may advance to the full fruition of life immor- 
tal ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

13. Make us, O Lord, to flourish like pure lilies 
in the courts of Thine house, and to show forth to 
the faithful the fragrance of good works and the ex- 
ample of a godly life ; through Thy mercy, O 

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Blessed Lord, Who dost live and govern all things, 
world without end. Amen. 

VI. 

14. Almighty and Everlasting God, direct our ac- 
tions according to Thy good will ; that we may be 
fruitful in all good works ; through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

15. Let Thy mercy, Lord, be upon us, and the 
brightness of Thy Spirit illuminate our inward 
souls ; that He may kindle our cold hearts, and light 
up our dark minds, Who abideth evermore with 
Thee in glory ; through Thy Son our Lord Jesus 
Christ. Amen. 

16. O Christ, the Only-Begotten Son, Who being 
transfigured on the holy mount, receivedst from God 
the Father honour and glory, grant that our souls 
and bodies, being purified from all the defilements 
of the world and set apart to Thy service, may be- 
come instruments of righteousness and tabernacles 
of the Spirit of Holiness ; that when Thou shalt 
come again at the last day in power and majesty, 
we may awake up after Thy likeness, transformed 
to Thine image and behold Thy face in the eternal 
glory of Thy heavenly Kingdom ; through Thy 
mercy, O Blessed Lord, Who dost live and govern 
all things, world without end. A men. 

VII. 

17. We humbly implore Thee, Eternal God, to 
preserve and protect us by Thy grace ; that we, 
who can do no good thing without Thee, may be 
enabled to please Thee evermore; through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. A men. 

18. Almighty and Everlasting God, Who writest 
in the hearts of believers the righteousness of Thy 
law ; give unto us the increase of faith, hope and 

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charity ; and that we may attain that which Thou 
dost promise, make us to love that which Thou dost 
command ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

19. O God, Who by the humility of Thy Son 
didst raise up fallen man, grant to Thy faithful 
people perpetual joy ; that those whom Thou hast 
delivered from the miseries of everlasting death r 
may attain the fruition of everlasting gladness ; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

VIII. 

20. We beseech Thee", O Lord, to govern the 
hearts of Thy faithful servants ; and that we may 
of Thy bounty obtain Thy good things, stir up our 
wills ever to make supplication unto Thee; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

21. We beseech Thee, O Lord, to look upon Thy 
servants, whom Thou hast enabled to put their trust 
in Thee ; and grant them both to ask what is 
pleasing to Thee, and also to obtain what they ask ; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

22. Lord, we beseech Thee, be favourable to Thy 
people who make their supplication unto Thee ; that 
whatsoever by Thine inspiration they faithfully ask, 
by Thy speedy bounty they may obtain ; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

IX. 

23. Almighty and Merciful God, Who to quench 
the thirst of Thy people broughtest a spring of liv- 
ing water out of the stony rock ; draw forth from 
our hard hearts the tears of contrition ; that we 
may justly bewail our sins, and of Thy great mercy 
obtain pardon for the same ; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. A men. 

24. Graciously show us, O Lord, Thine unspeak- 
able mercy ; and of Thy goodness both cleanse us 

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from all sin, and rescue us from the punishment 
which we deserve ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 

Amen. 

25. We beseech Thee, O Lord, graciously to re- 
ceive our prayers ; that we, being freed from the 
chains of our sins, may be defended against all ad- 
versity ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen, 

x. 

26. Be present, O Lord, to Thy faithful people, 
and as Thou dost vouchsafe them a hearty desire to 
pray, grant them, O Lord, the aid of Thy Comfort ; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. A men. 

27. O God, Who by Wisdom didst create man, 
and when he had fallen didst mercifully restore him ; 
grant, we beseech Thee, that our souls being inspired 
by the same Wisdom to know Thee the true God, 
we may love Thee with our whole heart ; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

28. We pray Thee, O God, sanctify us unto per- 
fection ; that our whole spirit and soul and body 
being preserved blameless unto the coming of our 
Lord Jesus Christ, we may live with Thee ; through 
Thy mercy, O Blessed Lord, Who dost live and 
govern all things, world without end. Amen. 

XI, 

29. Almighty and Everlasting God, Who adornest 
the sacred body of Thy Church by the confessions 
of holy Martyrs ; grant, we pray Thee, that both by 
their doctrines and their pious examples, we may 
follow after what is pleasing in Thy sight ; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Then shall be said the Prayers for the Day. 
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f. TTOLY, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of hosts. 
-CI ty. Glory be to Thee, O Lord, glory be 
to Thee. 

11. 

Great and marvellous are Thy works, Lord 
God Almighty : just and true are Thy ways, Thou 
King of saints. Who shall not fear Thee, O Lord, 
and glorify Thy Name ? for Thou only art Holy. 

RJ. All nations shall come and worship before 
Thee. 

$\ Thou, Whose Name alone is Jehovah, art 
the Most High over all the earth. 

Jtf. All Thy works praise Thee, O Lord, and 
Thy saints give thanks unto Thee. 

The Lord is righteous in all His ways, and 
holy in all His works. 

Great is the Lord, and highly to be praised 
in the City of our God. 

^ Glorious things are spoken of thee, thou City 
of God. 

Bf. For the Lord is in His holy temple. 

^f. Rejoiee, O new Jerusalem, for the Lord 
dwelleth in the midst of thee. 

1 Bf, His glory is great in thy salvation. 

~f~. According to His mercy He saved us by the 
laver of regeneration and renovation of the Holy 
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Ghost which He shed on us abundantly through 
Jesus Christ our Saviour. 

15/. The streams thereof make glad the City of 
God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the Most 
Highest. 

Behold what manner of love the Father hath 
bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons 
God. 

Iy/. Hallowed be His Name. 

And because we are sons, God hath sent 
forth the Spirit of His Son, that He may abide 
with us for ever. 

5/. Quicken us, O Lord, in Thy righteousness. 

iff. As He who hath called you is Holy, so be ye 
holy. 

15/. For the Lord our God is Holy. 

y. He hath anointed us, He hath sealed us with 
that Holy Spirit of promise, which is the earnest of 
our inheritance. 

Stablish the thing, O God, that Thou hast 
wrought in us. 

in. 

^. The kingdom of God is righteousness and 
peace and joy in the Holy Ghost, 

~BJ. Blessed be His kingdom. 

Come, O Lord, and visit us in peace, that we 
may rejoice before Thee and walk before Thee in 
truth. 

1$. O blessed are they that love Thee, for they 
shall rejoice in Thy peace. 

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose 
mind is stayed on Thee : 

1$. Because he trusteth in Thee. 
y. Trust ye in the Lord for ever ; for in the 
Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength. 
Bf. Thanks be to God. 

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$\ Let us pray. 

Then, all kneeling, shall be said: 

JF. Lord, have mercy upon us. 
1^. Lord, have mercy upon us. 

Christ, have mercy upon us. 
I?. Christ, have mercy upon us. 
1^. Lord, have mercy upon us. 
1^. Lord, have mercy upon us. 

Then may be said a Penitential Psalm. 
Then shall all say the Confession. 

TTTE confess, O Lord, that we have sinned in 
' * thought, word and deed : by our own most 
grievous fault we have offended against Thy Divine 
Majesty : we do heartily repent, and beseech Thee 
to forgive us all that is past : and grant that we 
may ever hereafter serve and please Thee in new- 
ness of life, to the glory of Thy Holy Name : 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Then shall the Priest stand up and say : 

ALMIGHTY God have mercy upon you ; pardon 
all your sins ; deliver you from evil ; preserve 
and confirm you in goodness ; and grant you the 
grace and consolation of the Holy Spirit ; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Then shall all say the Lord's Prayer. 

OUR Father, Who art in heaven : Hallowed be 
Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy Will 
be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this 
day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, 
as we forgive those who trespass against us. And 
lead us not into temptation : But deliver us from 
evil : For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and 
the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. 
^F. O Lord, show Thy mercy upon us : 
1$. And grant us Thy salvation. 

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'f r . O God, make speed to save us : 
O Lord, make haste to help us. 
Then, all standing, shall be said : 
^f. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and 
to the Holy Ghost : 

Tty. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
shall be, world without end. Amen. 

Then shall be sung this Canticle. 
Magnificat. Luke i. 46. 
1%/TY soul doth magnify the Lord : and my spirit 
hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. 
For He hath regarded : the lowliness of His hand- 
maiden. 

For behold, from henceforth : all generations 
shall call me blessed. 

For He that is mighty hath magnified me : and 
holy is His Name. 

And His mercy is on them that fear Him : 
throughout all generations. 

He hath showed strength with His arm : He hath 
scattered the proud in the imagination of their 
hearts. 

He hath put down the mighty from their seat : 
and hath exalted the humble and meek. 

He hath filled the hungry with good things : and 
the rich he hath sent empty away. 

He remembering His mercy hath holpen His 
servant Israel : as He promised to our forefathers, 
Abraham and his seed, for ever. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Then shall the Minister read the Chapter for the day. 
Chapter for Sunday. Rev. vii. 12. 

Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving 
and honour and power and might be unto our God 
for ever and ever. Amen. 1$. Thanks be to God. 
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Chapter for Monday. 1 John iii. 23. 

Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it 
doth not yet appear what we shall be : but we know 
that when He shall appear, we shall be like Him ; 
for we shall see Him as He is. And every man that 
hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as He 
is pure. 

Chapter for Tuesday. Eph. iv. 1-3. 

I beseech you that ye walk worthy of the voca- 
tion wherewith ye are called, with all lowliness and 
meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another 
in love ; endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit 
in the bond of peace. 

Chapter for Wednesday. Col. iii. 17. 

Whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the 
Name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and 
the Father by Him. 

Chapter for Thursday. John vi. 32, 33. 

The Father giveth you the true Bread from 
heaven. For the Bread of God is He which cometh 
down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world. 

Chapter for Friday. Heb. iv. 9. 

There remaineth therefore a Rest to the people of 
God. 

Chapter for Saturday. Luke xii. 35. 

Let your loins be girded about, and your lights 
burning, and ye yourselves like unto men that wait 
for their Lord. 

Then shall be read or sung a Selection of Psalms. 

Then shall be read the First Lesson. 
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Then shall be sung this Canticle. 
Cantate Domino* Psalm xcviii. 1. 

OSING unto the Lord a new song : for He hath 
done marvellous things. 
With His own right hand and with His holy 
arm : hath He gotten Himself the victoiy. 

The Lord declared His salvation : His righteous- 
ness hath He openly shewed in the sight of the 
heathen. 

He hath remembered His mercy and truth toward 
the house of Israel : and all the ends of the world 
have seen the salvation of our God. 

Show yourselves joyful unto the Lord, all ye 
lands : sing, rejoice, and give thanks. 

Praise the Lord upon the harp : sing to the harp 
with a psalm of thanksgiving. 

With trumpets also and shawms : O show your- 
selves joyful before the Lord the King. 

Let the sea make a noise, and all that therein is : 
the round world, and they that dwell therein. 

Let the floods clap their hands, and let the hills 
be joyful together before the Lord : for He cometh 
to judge the earth. 

With righteousness shall He judge the world : and 
the people with equity. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Then shall be read the Second Lesson. 
Then shall be sung either of these Canticles. 
Domine, Deus mens. Isaiah xxv. 1. 
f \ LORD, Thou art my God : I will exalt Thee, I 
will praise Thy Name. 
For Thou hast done wonderful things : Thy 
counsels of old are faithfulness and truth. 

For Thou hast been a strength to the poor, a 
strength to the needy in his distress : a refuge from 
the storm, a shadow from the heat. 

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Lord, Thou art my God : I will exalt Thee, I 
will praise Thy Name. 

For a Man hath been as an hiding-place from the 
wind : and a covert from the tempest ; 

As rivers of water in a dry place : as the shadow 
of a great Rock in a weary land. 

Lo, this is our God ; we have waited for Him : 
and He will save us. 

Lo, this is the Lord ; we have waited for Him : 
we will be glad and rejoice in His salvation. 

He will swallow up death in victory : and the 
Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Nunc Dimittis. Luke ii. 29. 

LORD, now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in 
peace : according to Thy word. 
For mine eyes have seen Thy salvation : which 
Thou hast prepared before the face of all people ; 

A Light to lighten the Gentiles : and the Glory 
of Thy people Israel. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Then may be said the Apostles' Creed. 
T BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty: Maker 
of heaven and earth : 

And in Jesus Christ His Only Son our Lord : 
Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost : born of 
the Virgin Mary : suffered under Pontius Pilate : 
was crucified, dead and buried : He descended into 
hell : the third day He rose from the dead : He 
ascended into heaven : and sitteth on the right 
hand of God the Father Almighty : from thence He 
shall come to judge the quick and the dead. 

1 believe in the Holy Ghost : the holy Catholic 
Church : the Communion of saints : the Forgive- 
ness of sins : the Resurrection of the body : and 
the Life everlasting. Amen. 

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"J?". The peace of God be with you all. A men. 
The Lord be with you : RJ. And with thy spirit, 
y . Let us pray. 

Then, all kneeling, shall be said: 

Turn Thee again, O Lord, at the last : 
B/. And be gracious unto Thy servants, 
y. Let Thy merciful kindness, O Lord, be upon 
us : 

Ity. As we do put our trust in Thee, 
y. Let Thy priests be clothed with righteous- 
ness : 

Bf. And let Thy saints sing with joy fulness, 
y. O Lord, direct and prosper our rulers : 
Rf. And mercifully hear us when we call upon 
Thee. 

O God, save Thy servants : 
1$. Who put their trust in Thee, 
y. O Lord, save Thy people : 
1$. And bless Thine inheritance, 
y. Let us pray for the peace of Jerusalem : 
Bf. Peace be within her walls : and plenteousness 
within her palaces. 

Then shall be said one or more 

Collects for the Season. 

1. 

1. "V/TAY the Infinite and Ineffable Trinity, the 

Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost, 
direct our life in good works, and after our passage 
through this world, vouchsafe to us eternal rest with 
the righteous ; through the merits of our Saviour 
Jesus Christ. Amen. 

11. 

2. Holy Spirit, Who proceedest from the 

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Father and the Son ; teach us to do the truth, that 
Thou may est unite us in a mysterious bond of love 
to the Father and the Son, from Whom Thou pro- 
ceedest so ineffably ; to Whom with Thee, O Blessed 
Spirit, be all honour and glory, world without end. 
Ainen. 

3. We beseech Thee, Almighty God, confirm with 
the illumination of the Holy Ghost the hearts of 
those who have been born again through Thy grace ; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

4. Bless, O Lord, Thy family in heavenly places, 
and fill them with Thy spiritual gifts ; that being 
replenished with the grace of Thy Spirit, they may 
attain their desire of coming unto Thee ; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. A men. 

in. 

5. Confirm in our minds, O Lord, the mysteries 
of the true faith ; that as we confess Him Who was 
conceived by the Virgin to be very God and man, 
so by the saving power of His Resurrection we may 
be enabled to attain eternal joy ; through the same 
our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. 

6. O Lord, increase in us the desire of good, 
that our confidence in Thee may not be shaken by 
any wavering of faith, but may endure in stead- 
fastness of love : and may the hope which Thou 
hast given us, O Lord, be our consolation in our low 
estate, as it will fill us with glory in the day of our 
rejoicing ; through our Lord and Saviour Jesus 
Christ. Amen. 

7. O Lord, Who hast taught us to keep all Thy 
heavenly commandments by loving one another ; 
grant us the spirit of grace and peace, that all Thy 
family may be wholly devoted to Thee in heart and 
mind, and united to each other by the bond of per- 
fect charity ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen, 

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IV. 

8. O Lord, Who willedst to assume our lowly 
flesh and to bear Thy cross, leaving us an example 
of humility ; grant that we, being steadfast in all 
manner of suffering, may follow Thy steps in ail 
humility of mind, that we may always hold fast the 
heavenly blessings which we receive from Thee ; 
through Thy mercy, O Blessed Lord, Who dost live 
and govern all things, world without end. Amen. 

9. Incline our heart, O Lord, unto Thy testi- 
monies and turn it away from beholding vanity ; 
that Thou may est detach us from the love of 
earthly things, and unite our affection unto things 
above ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

10. We beseech Thee, O Lord, let Thy faithful 
people rejoice evermore in Thy benefits ; that being 
ordered by Thy governance they may please Thee 
in their lives, and continually serve the Author of 
all good ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen, 

v. 

11. We beseech Thee, O Lord, let Thy faithful 
people rejoice evermore in Thy benefits ; that being 
ordered by Thy governance, they may please Thee 
in their lives, and obtain the good things which they 
pray for ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen, 

12. Pour forth into our hearts, Almighty God, 
the pure and serene light of Thy truth ; that we, to 
whom is made known the Eternal Light, may have 
no portion in the darkness of sin ; through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

13. Kindle, O Lord, in our hearts the fire of the 
Holy Ghost, that we may evermore serve Thee with 
chastity of body and purity of mind ; through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. A men. 

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VI. 

14. God, we humbly entreat Thy Majesty 
graciously to preserve us who trust in Thy mercy, 
and keep us under Thy continual protection ; that 
we, being severed from Thee by no temptation, may 
by Thy heavenly aid, be enabled constantly to serve 
Thee ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

15. Hear us, O God of our salvation, and 
strengthen our wills to resist all evil concupiscence ; 
that we, who know Thee to be the true Light, may 
not be entangled by any chains of sins ; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. A men. 

16. Almighty God, mercifully regard our prayers, 
and deliver our hearts from the temptation of evil 
thoughts, that we may be worthy to be made an 
habitation of the Holy Ghost ; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen, 

VII. 

17. We beseech Thee, O Lord, let the earnest 
desire of Thy obedient people move Thy compas- 
sion ; that they, who cannot deserve anything by 
merit, may receive the abundance of Thy mercy ; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. A men, 

18. O God, the Life of the faithful, the Bliss of 
the righteous, receive the prayers of Thy suppliants ; 
that the souls, which thirst for thy promises, may 
evermore be filled of Thine abundance ; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen, 

19. O God Most High, make us ever to seek 
Thy face with all our heart, and to have a contrite 
and humbled spirit in Thy presence. Give us, O 
Lord, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the 
spirit of counsel and strength, the spirit of knowl- 
edge and godliness, and the spirit of Thy holy fear ; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen, 

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VIII. 

20. O Lord our God, Who alone foreseest and 
bestowest things needful for our salvation ; bestow, 
we pray Thee, on our souls the hearty desire of im- 
ploring Thy mercy, and graciously vouchsafe us 
what will be for our good; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 

21. Let the prayers of Thy suppliants, O Lord, 
come up to the ears of Thy mercy ; and that we 
may obtain what we ask, make us ever to ask what 
pleases Thee ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
A men. 

22. O God of hope, Who art verily the Light of 
Thy Church, grant that our hearts may both worthily 
offer up prayer unto Thee, and glorify Thee with 
the continual sacrifice of praise ; through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. A men. 

IX. 

23. Give to Thy people, O Lord, fortitude against 
all adversities, and enrich Thy servants with the 
gifts of peace ; that with quiet minds they may with 
one mouth celebrate Thy praise in Thy temple, and, 
forgetting the ills of this mortal life, may ever offer 
glory and honour to Thy Majesty ; through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. A men. 

24. O Lord, with Whom is the full salvation of 
righteousness and the perfection of incorruptible 
beatitude ; grant that we may pass the time in the 
meditation of Thy law by day and by night, and 
may forsake the way of sinners and the seat of the 
scornful ; that like a tree, planted by the river of 
waters, which bringeth forth his fruit in due season, 
we may be full of good fruits and be beautified with 
grace ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

25. O God, Who didst wonderfully create man, 

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and more wonderfully didst redeem him ; give unto 
us, we beseech Thee, strength of mind to stand 
against the allurements of sin ; that we may attain 
unto joys eternal ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 

x. 

26. O God, Who dost sanctify Thine Universal 
Church among all nations, shed abroad throughout 
the whole world the gift of the Holy Ghost, that 
the work wrought by Divine Goodness at the first 
preaching of the gospel, may now also be continued 
among every people ; through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

27. Show the light of Thy countenance upon us, 
O Lord, and pour into our bosoms the abundance 
of Thy blessing, that our hearts being filled with 
the joy of Thy light, we may be enabled to make 
Thy way known upon earth and Thy saving truth 
among all nations ; through Thy mercy, O Blessed 
Lord, Who dost live and govern all things, world 
without end. Amen. 

28. Grant us, Lord, to live justly, soberly and 
piously in this present world, awaiting the blessed 
hope given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ and the 
Advent of His Majesty at the last day : and may 
we so run the course of righteousness that we may 
be accounted worthy to attain the eternal inherit- 
ance ; through Thy mercy, O Blessed Lord, WTio 
dost live and govern all things, world without end. 
Ajnen. 

XI. 

29. Grant, we beseech Thee, Almighty God, that 
the examples of Thy saints may stir us up to a 
better life, that we who commemorate their actions, 
may enjoy their fellowship in eternal gladness ; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

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After the Collect for the Season, shall be said two or more of 
the following Prayers for each Day of the week. 



MORNING SERVICE. 
L A Morning Prayer. 

f \ HOLY and Incomprehensible God, Who didst 
bid the light to shine out of darkness ; Who 
hast refreshed us with sleep in the night, and raised 
us up to praise Thy Goodness ; we beseech Thee to 
receive us and the worship we now render unto 
Thee, and grant us all things needful for our salva- 
tion : make us children of the light and of the day, 
and heirs of Thine everlasting blessings. Remem- 
ber, O Lord, in the multitude of Thy mercies, all 
Thy people who now present their petitions unto 
Thee, and all our brethren in all parts of Thy 
dominion who are in need of Thy special help and 
goodness ; and grant them Thy protection, that 
being saved both in soul and body, they may con- 
tinually praise Thy Blessed Xame, Father, Son, and 
Holy Ghost, now and for ever. Amen. 

O Beneficent King of ages and Framer of the 
whole creation, accept Thy Church approaching 
Thee through Thy Christ ; fulfil that which is 
profitable to each one ; bring all to perfection ; and 
make us worthy of the grace of Thy sanctiflcation, 
gathering us together in Thy holy church, which 
Thou hast purchased by the precious blood of Thine 
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Only-Begotten Son our Lord and Saviour Jesus 
Christ, with Whom together with Thy Most Holy 
Spirit Thou art blessed and glorified, now and for- 
ever, even unto ages of ages. Amen. 

O Lord our Heavenly Father, Almighty and 
Everlasting God, Who hast safely brought us to the 
beginning of this day ; defend us in the same with 
Thy mighty power ; and grant that this day we 
fall into no Bin, neither run into any kind of danger ; 
but that all our doings being ordered by Thy gov- 
ernance, may be righteous in Thy sight ; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Grant, O God, we beseech Thee, that we, who 
this day celebrate the Resurrection of our Lord, 
may live unto Thee ; that at His Coming we may 
be enabled to rejoice with all His saints ; through 
the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

II. For Grace. 

RANT, we beseech Thee, Almighty and Mer- 
" ciful God, that Thy Holy Spirit may come 
unto us and dwell in us, and make us a worthy 
temple of His glory : may He remove from our 
hearts all carnal affections, and mightily pour into 
us all spiritual gifts : may He illuminate our minds, 
and lead us into all truth : may He kindle in us 
that fire which our Lord Jesus Christ sent upon 
earth; Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in tlie 
Unity of the same Spirit, one God, world without 
end. Amen. 

in. For Guidance. 

/~\ LORD, our Support and our Refuge, deliver us 
^-J from temptation, give us the defence of Thy 
salvation, hold us up with Thy right hand, teach us 
by Thy discipline, and guide us into the path of the 
undefiled ; that seeking the testimonies of Thy law 
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with pious hearts, we may continually love what 
Thou commandest, and desire what Thou dost prom- 
ise ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

IV. For Spiritual Strength. 

OLORD our God, strengthen our hearts to obey 
Thy commands, and direct our steps in the way 
of peace : may the Day- Spring visit us from on 
high, and give light to those who sit in darkness 
and the shadow of death ; that they may desire 
Thee for Thy goodness, adore Thee for Thy mercy, 
follow Thee for Thy truth, Who art our God 
blessed for ever. Amen. 

V. For Perseverance. 

OGOD, Who restorest us unto life eternal by 
Christ's Resurrection, fulfil the ineffable Mys- 
tery of Thy loving-kindness ; and as Thou hast be- 
stowed on Thy family the grace of Baptism, dispose 
their hearts to the attainment of everlasting bliss ; 
that when our Saviour shall come in His Majesty, 
Thou mayest make all who have been regenerated in 
Him to be clothed with a blessed immortality ; 
through the same our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. 

YL For the Church. 

(~\ GOD of unchangeable power and eternal light, 
^-^ look favourably on Thy whole Church, that 
wonderful and sacred Mystery ; and by Thy per- 
petual Providence, carry out the work of man's sal- 
vation, that all things may be brought to perfection 
through Him from Whom they took their origin, 
even Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

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EVENING SERVICE. 
I. An Evening Prayer, 

OGOD, Who art without beginning and without 
end, the Maker and Governor of all things 
through Christ ; Who hast made the day for works 
of light, and the night to give rest to our weakness, 
for the day is Thine and the night is Thine ; do 
Thou now, most gracious Lord, receive this our 
evening thanksgiving. Thou That hast led us 
through the course of the day, and brought us to 
the beginning of the night, keep and preserve us by 
Thy Christ ; grant that we may pass this evening 
in peace, and this night without sin : and vouch- 
safe to bring us to eternal life through Thy Christ ; 
by 'Whom be glory, honour and adoration unto Thee 
in the Holy Ghost, world without end. Amen. 

In the evening and morning and at noon-day we 
praise Thee, we bless Thee, we give thanks unto 
Thee, O Lord of the universe : direct our prayer 
in Thy sight as the incense : let not our heart be 
inclined to any evil in thought or word, but deliver 
us from all things that may ensnare our souls ; for 
unto Thee, Lord, do we lift up our eyes, and in 
Thee do we put our trust : let us not be confounded, 
O God. 

O Lord our God, Who hast vouchsafed to man- 
kind pardon through repentance ; have mercy upon 
us, notwithstanding our many failings and offences, 
according to Thy great goodness and the multitude 
of Thy mercies. Blot out, we beseech Thee, our 
iniquities ; for we have sinned against Thee, O 
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Lord, Who alone knowest the secret thoughts of 
the heart of man, and Who alone hast power to for- 
give sins. Make us a clean heart, O God, and re- 
new a right spirit within us. Show us the joy of 
Thy salvation, and cast us not away from Thy pres- 
ence : but be pleased, O merciful and gracious 
Lord, that we may ever hereafter present unto Thee 
the sacrifice of righteousness ; through Thy Son 
our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, to Whom with 
Thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honour and glory, 
now and evermore. A men. 

O God, Who hast sounded in our ears Thy 
divine and saving oracles ; enlighten the souls of us 
sinners to the full understanding of what Thou hast 
spoken, that we may be not only hearers of spiritual 
words, but also doers of good works, and attain the 
kingdom of heaven ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 

II. For Grace. 

(To be used after the Eucharistic Celebration.) 

/ ^ RANT, we beseech Thee, Almighty God, that 
^ we who have celebrated the Paschal Solemni- 
ties may evermore live in Thy sanctifying grace ; 
that we may learn to subdue all earthly desires and 
to long after things heavenly ; and that we may in 
very deed have our portion in the Resurrection of 
our Lord Jesus Christ. A men. 

III. For Peace. 

OGOD, Who gavest the Holy Spirit to Thine 
Apostles, vouchsafe a good effect to Thy 
people's devout prayer ; that as Thou hast given 
them faith, Thou mayest also bestow on them Thy 
peace ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
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IV. For the Divine Protection. 

HEAR us, Holy Father Almighty, and be pleased 
to send Thy holy angel to guard and defend 
us : grant us ever to advance in the love of Thee, 
and to rejoice in Thy protection ; that we may serve 
Thee with a cjuiet mind, and evermore abide in Thy 
peace ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

V. For Vigilance. 

GRANT unto Thy people, we beseech Thee, 
Almighty God, grace to wait with all vigilance 
for the Coming of Thine Only-Begotten Son, and to 
be enkindled by Thy Spirit ; that our souls, being 
filled by the Divine gift, may be prepared to meet 
Him, and shine like blazing lamps before His Pres- 
ence ; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. 
A men. 

VT. For a blessed Rest. 

r\ RANT, O Lord, we pray Thee, that Thine Only 
" Begotten Son, the Prince and Saviour of all, 
may in this world graciously relieve and succour 
His afflicted, and hereafter be the everlasting Com- 
fort of His redeemed ; that we, rejoicing to behold 
the bliss of thy Jerusalem, may be counted worthy 
to have our portion within her, and with perpetual 
gladness to repose in her bosom, which is the home 
of the multitude of the saints ; through Thy mercy, 
O Blessed Lord, Who dost live and govern all 
things, world without end. A men. 

VII. For the Clergy. 

r\ RACIOUSLY cast Thy Light, O Lord, upon 
" Thy Church ; that Thy flock may everywhere 
go on and prosper, and its pastors by Thy govern- 
ance may acceptably serve Thee ; through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

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YHL For the Church. 

MAY Thy Word, O Lord, Which endureth for 
ever in heaven, abide continually in the temple 
of Thy Church ; that the presence of the Inhab- 
itant may be an unfailing Glory to the habitation ; 
through Thy mercy, O Blessed Lord, Who dost live 
and govern all things, world without end. Amen. 

IX. For the Divine Benediction. 

OHOLY Lord, Who dwellest on high, and yet 
hast respect unto the lowly ; we beseech Tbee 
to extend Thine invisible hand from Thy holy 
habitation, and bless us who bow down to Thee ; 
pardon, O merciful Lord, the offences we have com- 
mitted, and grant unto us Thy good gifts both 
temporal and spiritual : for to Thee alone it be- 
longeth to have mercy and to save, and to Thee we 
offer up our praise, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, 
now and for ever. A men. 

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MORNING SERVICE. 
I. A Morning Prayer. 

OHOLY Father, the perpetual Fountain of all 
goodness and the Giver of all blessings, Who 
rulest and upholdest all things ; we worship and 
adore Thee, and humbly implore Thy mercy and 
protection. Incline Thine ear unto us and hear us, 
O Lord, and remember all who at this time im- 
plore Thy mercy, and save them by Thy mighty 
power. Deliver us all by Thy mercy, and be Thou 
our Succour and Defence. Lead us to perfect 
righteousness and holiness in Thy fear, that we 
may magnify Thee our true God for ever and ever. 
Amen. 

We beseech Thee, O Lord, in Thy loving-kind- 
ness, to pour Thy holy light into our souls ; that we 
may ever be devoted to Thee, by Whose Wisdom 
we were created, and by Whose providence we are 
governed ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Let our prayer, O Lord, come before Thee in the 
morning. Thou didst take upon Thee our feeble 
and suffering nature ; grant us to pass this day in 
peace and gladness, without stumbling and without 
stain ; that reaching the even-tide without any 
temptation, we may praise Thee the Eternal King ; 
Who dost live and govern all things, world without 
end. Amen. 

We beseech Thee, O Lord, pour Thy grace into 
our hearts ; that as we have known the Incarnation 
of Thy Son Jesus Christ by the message of an 
Angel, so by His Cross and Passion we may be 
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brought unto the glory of his Resurrection ; through 
the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 



TXJ^E beseech Thee, O Lord, in Thy loving-kind- 
* * ness, set in order our life and conversation, 
make us obedient to Thy commandments, and, that 
we may follow the Author of our faith, mercifully 
bestow on us whatever is salutary for us ; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

III. For Deliverance from Temptation. 

TTEAR us, O Lord our God, and separate the 
hearts of Thy faithful people from the wicked- 
ness of the world ; that they who call Thee Lord, 
may evermore be freed from the dominion of sin 
and be wholly devoted to Thy service ; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 



OOK upon us and hear us, Lord our God ; 



assist our endeavours to please Thee which 
Thou Thyself hast granted us ; as Thou hast given 
us the first act of will, so give us the completion of 
the work, and grant that we may be able to finish 
what Thou hast granted us the wish to begin ; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 



OOK mercifully, O Good Shepherd, on Thy 



Flock ; and suffer not the sheep which Thou 
hast redeemed with precious Blood to be torn in 
pieces by the enemy, or to wander into error, or to 
fall into sin ; but do Thou graciously defend and 
protect them ; guide and feed and comfort them, 
that they may evermore abide in Thy fold and live 
with Thee, O Blessed Lord, Who dost live and 
govern all things, world without end. Amen. 



II. For Guidance. 



TV. For Perseverance. 




V. For the Church. 




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EVENING SERVICE. 

I. An Evening Prayer. 

fTIHINE is the day, O Lord, and Thine is the 
-** night : grant that the Sun of Righteousness 
may abide in our hearts to drive away the darkness 
of evil thoughts ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 

O Lord, rebuke us not in Thine indignation, 
neither chasten us in Thy heavy displeasure ; but 
deal with us according to Thy mercy : guide us ac- 
cording to Thy will : enlighten our hearts that we 
may know Thy truth ; and give us peace and deliv- 
erance from sin ; for Thou art the merciful and 
gracious God, the Lover of mankind, and to Thee 
we offer up our praise, now and for ever. A men. 

II. For Peace. 

f\ ETERNAL Son, Who abidest for ever, Con- 
^ substantial with the Father ; Who didst with- 
out change assume our flesh, and being made man 
wast made our Mediator with the Father : Who 
hast broken down the partition-wall, and hast 
reconciled the earthly with the heavenly by Thine 
Incarnation : Who gavest to Thy holy Apostles Thy 
peace : grant us now that peace, O Lord. Remem- 
ber the peace of Thy One, Holy, Catholic and 
Apostolic Church, which is spread from one end of 
the earth to the other. Bless every land and 
people. Send that Thy heavenly peace into our 
hearts, and also of Thy goodness give us the peace 
of this life. O King of peace give us peace, Who 
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hast given us all things. Possess us, O God our 
Saviour, for we know none other but Thee, and we 
call on Thy Holy Name. Let our souls live by 
Thy Holy Spirit, and let not the death of sin reign 
over us nor over Thy people ; through Thy mercy, 
O Blessed Lord, Who dost live and govern all 
things, world without end. A men. 

III. For the Divine Protection. 

f\ GOD, Who orderest all things in heaven and 
earth for the assistance of mankind; we be- 
seech Thee, that while we are labouring in this part 
of Thy dominion, Thou wouldst mercifully refresh 
us by the ministrations of Thy holy angels ; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 



f\ GOD, Who openest the entrance of the king- 
dom of heaven to those who are born again of 
water and the Holy Spirit, increase evermore in 
Thy children the gifts of Thy grace ; that they who 
have been cleansed from all their sins, may be pre- 
served in integrity of life, and receive an eternal 
inheritance ; through the merits of our Saviour 
Jesus Christ. Amen. 



RANT, O God, we beseech Thee, that Thy 



" Church may ever be increased by a new off- 
spring, and grow up by the devotion of all the 
faithful to the measure of the stature of the fulness 
of Christ ; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 



TV. For Perseverance. 



V. For the Church. 




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MORNING SERVICE. 

I. A Morning Prayer, 

OLORD our God, Who hast called us together to 
praise Thy Holy Name, and confess the judg- 
ments of Thy righteousness ; accept our prayers, our 
supplications, and our confessions : and grant us 
faith that cannot be shaken, hope that cannot be re- 
moved, and love without dissimulation. Bless our 
coino; out and our coming; in ; our thoughts, our 
words, and our works, that we may without ceasing 
praise and magnify the unspeakable riches of Thy 
Goodness. 

Our soul is awake unto Thee our God, for Thy 
statutes are our light. O Lord, teach us Thy right- 
eousness, Thy commandments, and Thy justice. 
Enlighten the eyes of our minds, that we sleep not 
in sin unto death. Disperse all darkness from our 
hearts. Make the Sun of Righteousness to shine 
upon us ; and preserve us in innocence of life by 
the seal of Thy Holy Spirit. Guide our steps in 
the way of peace. And grant that we may ever 
offer unto Thee our morning sacrifice of praise and 
thanksgiving : for Thine is the kingdom, and the 
power, and the glory, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, 
for ever and ever. Amen. 

O God, Who didst reveal from heaven Thine 
Only-Begotten Son, transfigured in a wonderful 
manner, to the fathers of both covenants ; grant 
unto us, we beseech Thee, that by actions accept- 
able unto Thee, we may attain unto the perpetual 
contemplation of His glory, in Whom Thou hast 
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testified that Thou wast well-pleased ; through the 
same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

II. For Guidance. 

MERCIFULLY regard, O Lord, the prayers of 
Thy family ; and while we submit ourselves to 
Thee with our whole heart, do Thou prosper, sup- 
port, and encompass us ; that relying on Thee as 
our Guide, we may be entangled in no evils, and 
may be overcome by no adversities, through the 
might of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

III. For Contentment. 

RANT us, O Lord, we beseech Thee, above all 
^ things to seek Thy Kingdom and Righteous- 
ness : and mercifully bestow on us whatever Thou 
seest that we need ; through the merits and media- 
tion of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

IV. For Perseverance. 

DO Thou preserve, O God, all them who have 
put on Christ as invincible wrestlers against 
their enemies ; and grant that they to whom Thou 
dost hold out the incorruptible crown may be victo- 
rious even unto death ; through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

V. For the Church. 

A LMIGHTY and Everlasting God, who by Thy 
Christ hast revealed Thy glory among all na- 
tions, preserve the works of Thy mercy ; that Thy 
Church, which is spread throughout the whole 
world, may persevere with steadfast faith in the 
confession of Thy Name ; through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

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EVENING SERVICE. 

I. yln Evening Prayer. 
E give Thee thanks, O Lord, Who hast pre- 



* " served us through the day : we beseech Thee 
to preserve us through the night. Refresh us with 
quiet sleep, when we are wearied with the day's 
labour ; that being assisted with the help which our 
weakness needs, we may be devoted to Thee both 
in body and mind ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 

Bountiful and Gracious Lord, long-suffering 
and of great mercy ; give ear unto our prayer, and 
ponder the voice of our humble desire ; show some 
token upon us for good : direct us in Thy paths, 
that we may walk in Thy truth : make our hearts 
to rejoice, that we may fear Thy Holy Name : pre- 
serve us by Thy favor, defend us from all dangers, 
and grant that we may pass this night unblamably 
in Thy presence, and celebrate Thy praise, Father, 
Son, and Holy Ghost ; for Thine is the kingdom, 
and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. 
Amen. 

O Lord our God, Who didst send forth Thine 
Only-Begotten Son for the salvation of our race, 
and by His precious Blood didst blot out the hand- 
writing of our sins that was against us, and didst 
triumph over the powers of darkness on the cross ; 
do Thou, O Lord, receive our prayers, and preserve 
us from every hurtful fall and from every device of 
our enemies visible and invisible. Mortify our mem- 
bers which are upon the earth ; let not our hearts 




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be turned aside to vanity or thoughts of wickedness ; 
but inflame our souls with Thy love, that we, look- 
ing ever more intently to Thee and led by the light 
which is from Thee, may offer unto Thee ceaseless 
praise and thanksgiving; through Thine Only 
Begotten Son our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. 
Amen, 



CONFIRM, O Lord, we pray Thee, the hearts of 
Thy children, and strengthen them with the 
power of Thy grace ; that they may both be devout 
in prayer to Thee, and sincere in love for each 
other ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

III. For Recovery of our first estate. 

GRANT, O merciful God, that we, who by violat- 
ing the Divine precepts have forfeited the hap- 
piness of Paradise, may be enabled to keep Thy 
commandments and regain the access to everlasting 
bliss ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 



OGOD, Who hast willed that the gate of mercy 
should stand open to the faithful, have mercy 
upon us, and be gracious to Thine own works ; that 
they, in whom dwells a justifying faith, may not 
lack a steadfast perseverance ; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 



E beseech Thee, O Lord, to guide Thy Church 



' ' with Thy perpetual governance ; that it may 
walk warily in times of quiet, and boldly in times 
of trouble ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 



II. For Grace. 



IV. For Perseverance. 



* 



V. For the Church. 




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MORNING SERVICE. 

L A Morning Prayer. 

WE praise Thee, we glorify Thee, we give thanks 
unto Thee, O God of our fathers, that Thou 
hast brought us through the darkness of the night, 
and shown us again the light of day. We implore 
Thy Goodness to forgive our sins and to receive our 
prayer, according to Thy great mercy, for we flee 
unto Thee the merciful and omnipotent God. Let 
the true Sun of Righteousness shine in our hearts, 
enlighten our minds and preserve our senses ; that 
walking honestly as in the day in the way of Thy 
commandments, we may attain unto everlasting life, 
for with Thee is the well of life ; and come to the 
fruition of Thine inaccessible light, for Thou art our 
God ; and to Thee we offer up our praise, now and 
forever. Amen. 

O God, Who dividest the day from the night, sep- 
arate our deeds from the gloom of darkness, that ever 
meditating on things holy, we may continually live in 
Thy light ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. A men. 

II. For Guidance. 

/^IRANT to Thy servants, O Lord, the pardon of 
^ our sins, comfort in life, and perpetual guid- 
ance ; whereby we may faithfully serve Thee, and 
be alway enabled to attain Thy mercy ; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. A men, 

III. For Contentment. 

rjRANT, O Lord, that Thy family, devoted to 
" Thy service and confiding in Thy protection, 
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may obtain the blessing which they humbly implore ; 
that trusting in Thy Providence they may receive 
the gifts of Thy bounty requisite for this life, and 
may be prepared for the good things which are eter- 
nal ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. A men. 

IV. For Pardon. 

OGOD, Who purifiest the hearts of those who 
confess their sins unto Thee, and absolvest the 
self-accusing conscience from all bonds of iniquity ; 
give pardon to the guilty, and vouchsafe healing to 
the wounded, that they may receive remission of all 
their sins, and persevering in sincere devotion to 
Thee, may sustain no loss of everlasting redemption ; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

V. For Perseverance. 

r\ ALMIGHTY and Everlasting God, graciously 
defend all those who have been regenerated in 
holy Baptism ; preserve the shield of their faith safe 
from the lying-in-wait of their adversaries ; the robe 
of incorruption which they have put on, clean and 
unpolluted ; and the spiritual seal of grace, untouched 
and inviolate : lay Thy mighty hand upon them, 
and protect them with the power of Thy goodness ; 
and be pleased to bring them to eternal life ; through 
Thy mercy, O Blessed Lord, Who dost live and 
govern all things, world without end. Amen. 

VI. For the Church. 

Q ALMIGHTY God, we humbly beseech Thee, 
^-^ Who art of infinite goodness, and to be feared 
for Thy mercy, that we may by Thine aid pass 
safely through all trials produced by earthly sin or 
secular danger; and that in Thy Catholic Church 
religious devotion may ever continue undefined ; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

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EVENING SERVICE. 

I. An Evening Prayer. 

r\ MOST High and Mighty God, Who only hast 
immortality, Who hast formed Thy creation in 
wisdom, and divided the light from the darkness, 
appointing the sun to rule the day and the moon 
and stars to govern the night ; Who hast vouch- 
safed unto us sinners to come into Thy presence 
with thanksgiving, and to offer unto Thee our even- 
ing sacrifice of praise : accept our prayer as the 
odour of a sweet smelling savour, and grant us Thy 
peace ; deliver us from nightly terrors and from 
every evil that walketh in darkness ; and grant that 
our sleep, which Thou hast ordained for repairing 
our infirmities, may not be molested by any devices 
of Satan, but that we may remember Thee in the 
night-season ; and that being instructed by the light 
of Thy commandments, we may arise in joyfulness 
of spirit to celebrate Thy Goodness, O Blessed 
Lord, Who dost live and govern all things, world 
without end. Amen. 

II. For Peace. 

T ORD God Almighty, Christ the King of glory, 
Who art our true Peace and Love eternal ; 
purify our consciences, enlighten our souls, and 
grant us Thy peace all the days of our life, that 
everything discordant may utterly vanish, and that 
we may with peaceful hearts wait for the Author of 
peace, and in all the adversities of this world may 
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ever have Thee for our Guardian and Protector, 
Who with the Father and the Holy Ghost livest 
and reignest One God, world without end. Amen. 



T)E present, O Lord, to Thy suppliants, and gra- 
-*-^ciously protect those who put their whole trust 
in Thy mercy ; that being cleansed from the stain 
of sin, they may continue in holy living, and being 
supplied with such temporal blessings as are expe- 
dient for them, may attain the inheritance of Thy 
promises ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

TV. For the Benefits of Christ 9 s Death. 
/~\ SON of God, — so loving, yet hated, so for- 



bearing, yet assaulted unto death, — Who didst 
show Thyself so gentle and merciful to Thy perse- 
cutors ; grant that through the wounds of Thy Pas- 
sion our sins may be expiated ; and as in Thy 
humiliation Thou didst suffer death for us, so now, 
being glorified, graciously bestow on us everlasting 
felicity with Thee, Who livest and reignest with the 
Father and the Holy Ghost, world without end. 
Amen. 

V. For the Conversion of all men. 
/~\ GOD, Who art rich in mercy, Who gavest Thy 



" Son to be a Light to the Gentiles, to proclaim 
redemption to the captives and sight to the blind ; 
command the way of Thy Truth and the knowledge 
of Thee to be shown to all who are in darkness 
and error ; that they may be converted and ac- 
knowledge Thee, the one true God, — Father, Son, 
and Holy Ghost : grant them remission of sins 
through faith and a portion with Thy saints in the 
life to come ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 



HI. For Contentment. 





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VI. For the Divine Mercy. 

T ET Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, and succour 
us in our misery ; cleanse us from our offences ; 
grant forgiveness to penitents ; minister consolation 
to mourners ; bring back those who wander from 
the faith ; raise up those who are fallen into sins ; 
and grant that we, being reconciled to Thee, O 
Merciful Father, through Thy Son our Lord, may 
be conformed to His Image, and be confirmed with 
the grace of the Holy Spirit. Amen. 

VII. For Perseverance. 

A LMIGHTY and Everlasting God, Whose paths 
•f\ are alway mercy and truth ; grant, we beseech 
Thee, that we, who are fostered by Thy tenderness, 
may grow up with an increase of piety, and ever- 
more obediently follow Thy will in the way of life ; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Vm. For the Clergy. 

f\ LORD God of hosts, do Thou sanctify the 
^-J Bishops and Pastors of Thy sheep ; that our 
adversary, being overcome by their faith and holi- 
ness, may not dare to touch or violate the flock of 
the Lord ; through the might of our Saviour Jesus 
Christ. Amen. 

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MORNING SERVICE. 

I. A Morning Prayer. 

\\TE give thanks unto Thee, O God of our salva- 
" T tion, for all the blessings of this life ; make 
us always look up to Thee the Saviour and Benefac- 
tor of our souls : Thou hast refreshed us with rest, 
and raised us up to stand before Thee and to worship 
Thy glorious Name : we beseech Thee, O Lord, 
grant us grace and strength, that we may worthily 
sing to Thy glory, and incessantly pray unto Thee, 
and, aided by Thy Christ, may work out our salva- 
tion with fear and trembling ; for it is Thou alone, 
O God, who workest in us both to will and to do of 
Thy good pleasure. 

Illuminate our hearts, O Lord, with the pure light 
of Thy Divine Wisdom : and open the eyes of our 
minds to understand the preaching of Thy gospel. 
Graft in us also the fear of Thy blessed command- 
ments, that all carnal desires being subdued, we may 
be governed by Thy Holy Spirit, and that all our 
thoughts and works may be pleasing in Thy sight : 
for Thou, O God, art the Sanctification of our souls 
and bodies ; and to Thee we offer up our praise, 
Father, Son and Holy Ghost, now and for ever 
Amen. 

n. For Christ's abiding Presence. 

T) E present, O Lord, to our supplications ; that 
as we do believe that the Saviour of mankind 
is seated with Thee in Thy Majesty, so may we 
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faithfully confide in His gracious promise, that He 
will abide with us unto the end of the world ; 
through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. A men. 

III. For Peace. 

f~\ GOD of Love, O Giver of Concord, who hast 
given a new commandment that we should love 
one another, even as Thou didst love us the unwor- 
thy and the wandering, and gavest Thy Beloved 
Son for our life and salvation ; we pray Thee, Lord, 
give us in all time of our life on earth a mind for- 
getful of past ill-will, a pure conscience and sincere 
thoughts : bless us with plenteous streams from the 
riches of Thy grace and from the most sweet springs 
of Thy Benignity, and strengthen our weakness by 
Thy power. Do Thou make up all dissensions 
which divide us from each other, and bring us back 
into an unity of love which may bear some likeness 
to Thy Divine Nature. And as Thou art All in all, 
make us one by the unanimity of a good mind, that 
through the bonds of affection we may be spiritually 
one, and heirs of Thine everlasting Peace, through 
that Peace of Thine which maketh all things peace- 
ful, and through the grace and mercy of Thine Only 
Begotten Son our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. 
Amen. 

IV. For Divine Knowledge. 

f\ GOD, with Whom is the well of life and in 
^-^ Whose light we shall see light ; increase in us, 
we beseech Thee, the brightness of Divine Knowl- 
edge, whereby we may be able to reach Thy plente- 
ous fountain ; impart to our thirsting souls the 
draught of life, and restore to our darkened minds 
the light from heaven ; through Thy mercy, O 
Blessed Lord, who dost live and govern all things, 
world without end. A men. 

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PRAYERS FOR THE DAY. 



V. For Deliverance from temptation. 

WE pray Thee, O Lord, be present to Thy 
suppliants, and protect our weakness with 
never-failing love ; that pressing onwards in Thy 
way with devout minds, we may escape the snares 
of the sins which beset us ; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. A men. 

VI. For the Clergy. 

f\ MERCIFUL God, carry on Thy gracious work, 
and bestow by Thy benefits what human frailty 
cannot attain ; that they who attend upon the heav- 
enly Mysteries may be grounded in perfect faith, 
and shine forth conspicuous by the purity of their 
souls ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. A men. 
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EVENING SERVICE. 

I. An Evening Prayer. 

"DLESSED art Thou, Lord God Almighty, Foun- 
tain of Goodness, Sun of Righteousness, who 
hast shined as a Light of salvation on them that sat 
in darkness through the manifestation of Thy Son 
our God : grant us the seal of Thy Holy, Omnipo- 
tent and Adorable Spirit, and the reception of the 
holy Body and precious Blood of Thy Christ. Keep 
us in Thy sanctification : confirm us in the orthodox 
faith : deliver us from the evil one : and by Thy 
saving fear preserve our souls in purity and right- 
eousness, that pleasing Thee in word and very deed 
we may become sons and heirs of Thy heavenly 
kingdom : for Thou art our God, and to Thee we 
offer up our praise, now and for ever. Amen. 

Almighty and Everlasting God, we humbly be- 
seech Thy Majesty, that Thou wouldst drive from 
our hearts the darkness of sins, and make us come 
to the true Light, which is Christ ; to Whom with 
Thee and the Holy Ghost be all honour and glory, 
world without end. Amen. 



UIDE us in Thy way, O Christ, and mercifully 



" show the fountain of wisdom to our thirsting 
souls ; that we may be free from sorrowful heaviness 
and may drink in the sweetness of life eternal ; 
through Thy mercy, O Blessed Lord, who dost live 
and govern all things, world without end. Amen. 



II. For Guidance. 




PRAYERS FOR THE DAY. 



III. For the Divine Protection. 

LIGHT of Light, O Christ our God, the Wis- 
dom, Power and Glory of the Father, who didst 
appear visibly to mankind as the Word made flesh, 
and, having overcome the prince of darkness, didst 
return to Thy throne on high ; grant to us Thy sup- 
pliants, amid this dark world, the full outpouring of 
Thy celestial light : appoint Thy holy angels to be 
our defenders, to guard our going out and our com- 
ing in ; and admit us to a place on Thy right hand, 
through Thy mercy, O Blessed Lord, who dost live 
and govern all things, world without end. Amen. 

IV. For the Benefits of Christ s Death. 

CHRIST, Son of God, whom the Father gave up 
for all, when He received Thee as a true Sacri- 
fice for us ; receive the desires of Thy people ; save 
those whom Thou hast redeemed ; give life to those 
whom Thou hast delivered ; suffer not those to go 
into everlasting anguish, whom Thou earnest to re- 
deem from perishing for ever ; and grant that through 
Thee, whom we believe to have been crucified for all, 
we may have remission of sins in this life, and ever- 
lasting joy in the life to come. Amen. 

V. Eucharistic Prayers. 

"TTTE give thanks unto Thee, O Lord our God, 
" who didst send Thy Son Jesus Christ our 
Saviour and Redeemer, Who blesseth and sanctifieth 
us, to be the Bread that nourisheth the whole world. 
Grant, we beseech Thee, that we may persevere 
through life in faith and spiritual wisdom, and par- 
take of Thy holy Mysteries at all times innocently 
and unblamably, and become worthy of Thy heav- 
enly kingdom. 

O Lord our God, grant us so to receive the Body 
and Blood of Thy Son Jesus Christ, that we may 
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thereby receive forgiveness of all our sins, and be 
filled with Thy Holy Spirit ; that our bodies may 
be sanctified by His holy Body, and our souls puri- 
fied by His atoning Blood. Cleanse us from our 
secret faults, and absolve us from our presumptuous 
sins, that we may receive Thy holy things with a 
pure mind. Send forth Thine abundant grace and 
benediction, that we may be made worthy commu- 
nicants of Thy holy Mysteries, unto remission of 
sins and eternal life. 

O God, who of Thine ineffable love to man dost 
condescend to our weakness and make us partakers 
of Thy heavenly Table ; condemn us not when we 
receive Thy spotless Mysteries, but of Thy Goodness 
guard us in the sanctification of the Holy Spirit ; 
that being made holy, we may have our portion and 
inheritance with all the saints who have pleased 
Thee from the beginning, in the light of Thy coun- 
tenance ; through the mercies of Thine Only Begot- 
ten Son our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen* 

VI. For Perseverance. 

RANT Thy servants, O God, to be strengthened 
by Thy power, illuminated by Thy light, filled 
with the grace of Thy Spirit, and to go forward by 
Thine aid. Give us, O Lord, a right faith, perfect 
love and true humility. Grant that there may be 
in us a clean heart, a pure mind, ghostly strength, 
perpetual peace, and persevering obedience ; and 
that after having manfully finished our course with 
a life unspotted and unblamable, we may be en- 
abled to enter into the felicity of Thy kingdom ; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. A men. 

VH. For the Church. 

f \ GOD, who hast promised that Thou wilt never 
^ be absent from Thy Church unto the end of the 
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PRAYERS FOR THE DAY. 

world, and that the gates of hell shall never prevail 
against the apostolic confession ; graciously make 
Thy strength perfect in our weakness, and show the 
efficacy of Thy Divine promise while Thou deignest 
even to be present in Thy feeble ones. May Thy 
perpetual protection guard us from the attack of all 
our adversaries, and may we alway feel Thy pres- 
ence by the gifts of Thy grace, which Thou dis- 
pensest to each one according to his necessity ; 
through Thy mercy, O Blessed Lord, who dost live 
and govern all things, world without end. Amen. 
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MORNING SERVICE. 

I. A Morning Prayer. 

f\ GOD, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 
who hast raised us up to stand before Thee, 
and to worship Thy glorious Name; give us grace 
to return The« acceptable thanks. Instruct us in 
Thy righteousness ; for we know not how to pray 
unto Thee as we ought, unless Thou direct us, O 
Lord, by Thy Holy Spirit. We beseech Thee, 
pardon and forgive the sins we have committed by 
thought, word or deed ; for if Thou shouldst be 
extreme to mark what is done amiss, O Lord, who 
may abide it ? But with Thee is redemption ; 
Thou only art the Helper and Defender of our life, 
and in Thee do we put our trust : blessed and 
praised be Thy Name, Father, Son and Holy Ghost, 
now and for ever. Amen, 

O God, who by the light of Thy Word scatterest 
away the darkness of ignorance, increase in our 
hearts the power of faith which Thou hast given ; 
that we may do Thy commandments, and, falling 
into no temptation, may steadfastly walk in Thy 
way ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen, 

II. For the Benefits of Christ's Death, 

T ORD Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God, Who 
for our redemption willedst to be born and cir- 
cumcised, and rejected by the Jews ; betrayed with 
a kiss by Judas ; seized, bound, and led in bonds to 
Annas, Caiaphas, Herod and Pilate; and before 
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them to be mocked, smitten with palm and fist, with 
the scourge and reed ; to have Thy face covered 
and defiled with spitting ; to be crowned with 
thorns, accused by false witnesses, condemned, and 
as an innocent lamb to be led to the slaughter, bear- 
ing Thine own cross ; to be pierced through with 
nails, to have vinegar and gall given Thee to drink ; 
on the cross to die the most shameful of deaths, and 
to be wounded with a spear ; — do Thou by these 
Thy most sacred pains deliver us from all sins and 
penalties ; and by Thy holy Cross bring us miserable 
sinners to that place of blessed rest, whither Thou 
didst bring with Thyself the crucified robber on his 
late repentance ; Who livest and reignest with the 
Father and the Holy Ghost one God, world without 
end. Amen. 

III. For the Conversion of all in error. 
A LMIGHTY and Everlasting God, who wiliest 



not that any should perish, and who recallest 
all who have gone astray ; subdue the hearts of the 
rebellious to the truth of the gospel, and look with 
mercy on all who have been deceived by the craft of 
the devil ; bring back the erring into the way of 
salvation, and give pardon to the penitent ; that 
they with all Thy people may serve Thee in the 
unity of the faith ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 



T)E Thou, O Lord, our Protection, Who art our 
Redemption ; direct our minds by Thy gra- 
cious presence, and guide our steps with watchful 
love ; that among the snares which lie hidden in 
this path wherein we walk, we may so pass onward 
with hearts fixed on Thee, that by the way of faith 
we may reach the blessedness of Thy heavenly king- 




IV. For Guidance. 



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dom, there to live with Thee, world without end. 
Amen. 

V. For Perseverance. 

TTEAR our prayer, O Lord, and let our cry come 
up to the ears of Thy mercy ; do not cut us off 
in the midst of our days ; but grant us, who press 
toward the mark which Thou hast set before us, to 
finish our course of holy living ; and by a hearty 
pursuit of sanctification, in the few days of our pres- 
ent life, to win the incorruptible crown ; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

VI. For the Church. 

REMEMBER Thy Congregation, O Lord, which 
Thou hast created from the beginning ; forget 
not the Church which of old Thou hast predes- 
tinated in Christ ; be mindful of Thy mercy, and 
look upon Thy Covenant, and give us Thy blessing. 
May Thy faithful Jerusalem ever rejoice in the 
triumph of the Cross and the power of the Saviour : 
grant that those who love her may abide in her 
peace, and that they who depart from her may come 
back to her embrace ; that when all sorrows are 
taken away, we may be refreshed with the joys of 
an eternal resurrection, and be made partakers of 
her peace, world without end ; through Thy mercy, 
O Blessed Lord, who dost live and govern all things, 
now and for ever. A men. 

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EVENING SERVICE. 
I. An Evening Prayer. 

OLORD our God, Who dost govern all things by 
Thine unspeakable goodness and Thy bountiful 
providence ; Who hast given us the good things of 
this world, and assured us of Thy promised kingdom 
in the world to come : grant that we may pass this 
night unblamably in Thy presence, and celebrate 
Thy praise, Who art our merciful God and the Lover 
of mankind. Regard, O Lord, the supplications of 
us Thy sinful and unprofitable servants, when we 
call upon Thy holy Name, and take not from us the 
assurance of hope in Thy mercy : but grant us, O 
Lord, whatever is expedient for our salvation : and 
give us grace to fear and love Thee with all our 
heart, and to do Thy will in all things ; through the 
grace and mercy of Thine Only-Begotten Son, to 
Whom with Thee and the Holy Ghost be all honour 
and glory, world without end. A men. 

II. For the Benefits of Chris? s Death. 

(\ LIVING Everlasting Word, O Eternal Son of 
" the Father, grant to us Thy unworthy servants 
what Thou hast graciously offered to all the world : 
— that Thy Passion may be our deliverance, Thy 
Cross our redemption, and Thy Wound our healing ; 
that being crucified with Thee, we may by Thy gift 
be lifted up on high to Thy Father, with Whom 
Thou livest and reignest, world without end. A men. 



FRIDAY EVENING. 



III. For Peace, 

f\ GOD, Who of Thy great love to this world didst 
^-^ reconcile earth to heaven through Thine Only- 
Begotten Son ; grant that we, forbearing one another 
in love, may keep the unity of the spirit in the bond 
of peace, and that following after those things which 
make for peace, we may receive Thy chosen reward, 
which is the gift of peace ; through the merits of 
Jesus Christ our only Mediator and Redeemer. 
A men, 

IV. For Deliverance from temptation, 

TDROTECT, O Lord, Thy suppliants, support bur 
weakness, and wash away our earthly stains; 
and while we walk amid the darkness of this mortal 
life, do Thou guide us by the light of Thy word ; 
deliver us in Thy mercy from all evils, and grant us 
to attain the felicity of Thy heavenly kingdom ; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. A men, 

V. For Perseverance. 

TTEAR us, O Almighty God, and bring us to the 
fellowship of heavenly joys ; that Thou mayest 
vouchsafe an entrance into Thy kingdom to them 
who are born again of the Holy Ghost ; and that 
the lowly flock may reach that place whither the 
mighty Shepherd hath gone before ; through the 
same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

VI. For the Clergy. 

f\ CHRIST, Who art our Priest for ever in the 
^-^ heavens, let Thy power come to the aid of Thy 
servants, the ministers of Thy Church, and clothe 
them with a robe of righteousness, that they may 
carefully and excellently discharge their office ac- 
cording to Thy will : may they profitably employ 
their talents as the Spirit giveth ability, and become 
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worthy to enter into the joy that has no end : may 
they go on, Lord, from strength to strength ; lift 
them up while they worship Thee ; perfect Thy gifts 
in them, and store up Thy grace within their hearts ; 
grant them Thy powerful help and reward their 
labours with an abundant increase ; and finally by 
Thy mercy give them an incorruptible crown ; Who 
with the Father and the Holy Ghost livest and 
reignest, world without end. A men. 

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MORNING SERVICE. 

I. A Morning Prayer. 

(~\ LORD our God, Who art long-suffering and 
^-^ plenteous in goodness ; Who lovest the right- 
eous, and hast compassion on sinners ; Who hast 
called all to salvation by the promises of Thy future 
blessings; accept our prayers, and guide our life in 
Thy commandments ; sanctify our souls, purify our 
bodies, cleanse our hearts, govern our wills, and de- 
liver us from evil : protect us by Thy mighty power ; 
and grant that we, being safe under Thy defence, 
may attain unto truth and the knowledge of Thine 
inconceivable glory : for Thou art God, blessed and 
glorified for ever and ever. Amen. 

O Lord, mercifully regard the prayers of Thy sup- 
pliants, and enlighten with Thy healing goodness 
the secrets of our hearts ; that no dark desires may 
have possession of those whom the light of Thy 
heavenly grace has renewed ; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 

II. For Peace. 

DISPOSE our days in Thy peace, O Lord, and 
rescue us from condemnation, and make us to 
be numbered in the flock of Thine elect ; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

m. For the Divine Protection. 

OGOD, Who art the Author of peace and Lover 
of concord, in knowledge of Whom standeth 
our eternal life, Whose service is perfect freedom ; 
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defend us, Thy humble servants, in all assaults of 
our enemies; that we, surely trusting in Thy de- 
fence, may not fear the power of any adversaries ; 
through the might of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amer,. 

IV. For Divine Knowledge. 

SHOW the light of Thy countenance upon us, O 
Lord, that the going forth of Thy Word may 
give light and understanding to nourish the hearts 
of the simple ; and that while our desire is set on 
Thy commandments, we may receive with open 
heart the spirit of wisdom and understanding ; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen, 

V. For Perseverance. 

OGOD, Who hast renewed in Baptism those that 
believe in Thee ; vouchsafe to the regenerate in 
Christ such persevering grace that they may not 
lose the grace of Thy benediction, but may by Thy 
mercy attain an entrance into joys eternal ; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

VI. For the Clergy. 

r\ GOD, Who providest for Thy people with ten- 
derness, and rulest over them with love ; give 
the spirit of wisdom to those to whom Thou hast 
given the authority of government in Thy holy 
Church : that from the well-being of the sheep may 
proceed, the eternal joy of the pastors ; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

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EVENING SERVICE. 

I. An Evening Prayer. 

f~\ THOU Who art celebrated and adored by the 
heavenly hosts, let our mouth be filled with 
Thy praise, that we may magnify Thy Holy Name ; 
and grant us a portion and inheritance with all 
those who fear Thee in truth and keep Thy com- 
mandments : for all glory, honour and adoration is 
due unto Thee, Father, Son and Holy Ghost, world 
without end. Amen. 

Lord our God, grant us, when we retire to 
sleep, repose both of body and soul ; protect us 
from all sensuality of the darkness ; assuage our un- 
ruly affections ; quench the fiery darts of the 
wicked ; repress the seditions of our flesh, and lay 
our earthly and worldly thoughts asleep. Give us, 
O Lord, quickness of understanding, purity of 
thought, sobriety of heart, and temperate sleep free 
from all the illusions of Satan ; that we may arise 
at the hour of prayer confirmed in Thy command- 
ments, and have the remembrance of Thy judg- 
ments strongly fixed in our minds ; and grant that 
we may praise and bless Thy great and glorious 
Name, Father, Son and Holy Ghost, now and for 
ever. Amen. 

II. For Peace. 

OGOD, from Whom all holy desires, all good 
counsels, and all just works do proceed ; give 
unto Thy servants that peace which the world can- 
not give ; that our hearts may be set to obey Thy 
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commandments, and also that by Thee we, being 
defended from the fear of our enemies, may pass our 
time in rest and quietness ; through the merits of 
Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen. 

III. For Guidance. 

JESUS our Master, do Thou meet us while we 
walk in the way, and long to reach the heavenly 
country ; so that following Thy light, we may keep 
the way of righteousness, and never wander into the 
horrible darkness of this world's night, while Thou 
dost guide us, Who alone art the true and living 
Way unto life eternal. Amen, 

IV. For Perseverance. 

OGOD, Who in Thy loving-kindness dost both 
begin and complete all good works ; we beseech 
Thee to perform the good work which Thou hast 
graciously begun in us, that we may rejoice in its 
fulfilment in the day of our Lord's appearing ; 
through the same Thy Son our Saviour Jesus 
Christ. A men . 

V. For a peaceful End. 

f\ GOD of Love, Who for the salvation of man 
didst endure to be hanged on a Cross, and didst 
pour out Thy Blood for our redemption ; favourably 
receive our prayers, and bestow on us Thy mercy ; 
that when Thou shalt bid us to depart from the 
body, the enemy may have no power over us, but 
the Angel of peace may place us among Thine Elect, 
there to abide with Thee in light and life, world 
without end. Amen. 

VI. For the Church. 

f\ GOD, Who hast made all those that are born 
" again in Christ to be a royal and priestly race, 

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grant us both the will and the power to do what 
Thou commandest ; that Thy people, who are called 
to eternal life, being conformed to the image of Thy 
Son, may all have the same faith in their hearts 
and the same piety in their actions ; through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

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Which may be said after the Prayers for the Day, at any 
service, or instead of the ordinary Confession or the Peni- 
tential Litany, or before the Lord's Prayer at the Night 
Watch. 

OHOLY and Almighty Trinity, the Author of 
light and life, Who by Thy goodness hast from 
nothing produced all creatures visible and invisible, 
and by Thy providence governest and upholdest 
them : and amongst other Thine inexpressible boun- 
ties to mankind hast granted unto us repentance, in 
consideration of the infirmities of our nature ; we 
beseech Thee, cut us not off in the midst of our sins, 
nor deliver us over a prey to our cruel enemy, the 
author of sin : Thou seest, O merciful Lord, how 
great is His treachery and malice against us, and 
on the other hand how great our passions, weakness 
and negligence. Vouchsafe a measure of Thy grace 
to us who pray unto Thee, though we are daily and 
hourly offending, by transgressing Thy pure and 
wholesome commandments : and pardon and for- 
give us all our sins which we by thought, word, or 
deed, have committed from the beginning of our 
life to this present hour ; and grant us to finish our 
days in repentance, contrition, and obedience to 
Thy holy laws. If in the course of our lives we 
have sinned in divers manners, — being deceived 
by the soothing allurements of wicked and sensual 
pleasures ; or if excited by anger we have injured 
our brother ; or if by our tongue we have entangled 
ourselves in difficulties ; or by any or by all our senses, 
knowingly or ignorantly, through surprise or habit, 
have imprudently fallen ; or by vain and sinful im- 
aginations have defiled our conscience ; or by any 
means have been led into evil, — pardon and forgive 
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our offences, most merciful and gracious Lord : en- 
able us by Thy power to fulfil Thy good and perfect 
will, and by the light of repentance to flee from the 
darkness of vice : and grant that walking honestly 
as in the day, we may appear clean in Thy sight, 
O Thou Lover of mankind ; to Whom we present, 
though with unworthy lips, our praises and our 
thanksgiving, now and for ever. Amen. 

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Which mav be said on any day in the week preceding the 
'Celebration of the Holy Communion. 

1. T OOK down upon us with Thy goodness, O 

Lord, pardoning our offences, knowingly 
or ignorantly committed. Sanctify our souls and 
bodies, and grant us to worship Thee in holiness all 
the days of our life. "We beseech Thee, O Lord, to 
make us worthy to partake of Thy heavenly Mys- 
teries, of Thy sacred and spiritual Table, with a 
pure conscience : for the remission of our sins, for 
the communion of the Holy Ghost, for the inherit- 
ance of the kingdom of heaven, for sure confidence 
in Thee, and not unto judgment and condemnation. 

2. Hear us, O Lord Jesus Christ our God, from 
Thy holy habitation and the throne of Thy glory ; 
come and sanctify us, O Thou That sittest on high 
at the right hand of the Father, and yet art invisibly 
present with us here below : vouchsafe by Thy 
mighty hand to impart unto us Thy most immacu- 
late Body and Thy most precious Blood. 

3. O Lord our God, the Bread of heaven and the 
Life of the world, we have sinned against heaven 
and before Thee, and are not worthy to partake of 
Thy holy Mysteries ; but in Thy Divine tenderness 
do Thou vouchsafe us by Thy grace to partake of 
Thy holy Body and precious Blood, unto remission 
of sins and eternal life. 

4. O Lord our God, Who hast called us Chris- 
tians after the Name of Thine Only-Begotten Son ; 
make us, we beseech Thee, worthy to receive this 
Communion for the remission of our sins, and to 
glorify Thee with thanksgiving. 

5. Heavenly Father, behold Thy Son, the sac- 

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rifice well-pleasing to Thee. Through Him Who 
died for us, be propitious to us. Look on the Blood 
which was shed on Golgotha, and which pleadeth 
for us : accept our entreaty for its sake. Behold, 
our offences are great : but behold also the sacrifice 
presented for them. On account of the sins which 
we have committed, Thy Beloved One endured the 
nails and the spear. May His sufferings be our 
Propitiation, that we may live. Glory be to Thee, 
O Father Almighty, Who didst give us Thine Only- 
Begotten Son for our Salvation. 

6. We are guilty, O Father Almighty, through 
our frequent sins, guilty through the neglect of Thy 
graces. But from these our trespasses the Sacrifice 
of Thine Only Son, offered up to Thee with His 
Blood, hath cleansed us, and ever bestoweth the 
grace of repentance on those who do not sin against 
the Spirit : may it evermore be our succour who 
have been redeemed, and deliver us from our iniqui- 
ties. May He, Who is our Advocate with Thee 
the Father Almighty, Himself plead for us, even 
Christ our Lord and our eternal Kedeemer. Be 
reconciled, we pray Thee, be reconciled unto us sin- 
ners by the Blood of the Righteous One : acknowl- 
edge the Victim by Whose intervention Thou hast 
been propitiated : receive us as Thine adopted chil- 
dren, for through grace Thou hast become our Fa- 
ther. 

7. Lord, we are not worthy that Thou shouldst 
come under our roof; but relying on Thy loving- 
kindness, we draw near to Thee, — sick, to the Phy- 
sician of life ; blind, to the Light of eternal bright- 
ness ; poor, to the Lord of heaven and earth ; 
naked, to the King of glory ; sheep, to the Shep- 
herd ; creatures, to the Creator ; desolate, to the 
loving Comforter ; miserable, to the Merciful ; crim- 
inal, to the Giver of pardon ; ungodly, to the Justi- 

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fier ; hardened, to the Infuser of Grace ; — be- 
seeching Thine infinite mercy, that it may please 
Thee to heal our weakness, to wash away our foul- 
ness, to enrich our poverty, to clothe our nakedness, 
to bring us back from our wanderings, to console 
our desolation, to reconcile our guiltiness, to give 
pardon to the sinful, life to the criminal, justifica- 
tion to the dead ; so that we may be enabled to 
receive Thee, the Bread of life, the King of kings 
and Lord of lords, with such chastity of body and 
purity of mind, such contrition of heart and plente- 
ous sorrow, such spiritual gladness and heavenly joy, 
such fear and trembling, such reverence and honour, 
such faith and humility, such purpose and love, such 
devotion and thanksgiving, as are meet and due : so 
that it may profit us unto remission of all our sins, 
and unto life eternal. 

8. May it please Thee, O Lord, that our sinful 
souls in this our pilgrimage may partake of Thee in 
faith, so that receiving virtue from Thee, we may 
through Thee finish our course even unto Thee, 
without hindrance of the enemy. Mortify in our 
members all carnal desires, and heal all our infirmi- 
ties, that Thou mayest have a peaceful abiding- 
place in this our tabernacle, — Thou, to Whom is 
committed all power and dominion, world without 
end. Amen. 

9. Grant us, we beseech Thee, O Gracious Fa- 
ther, so to receive the Body and Blood of Thy Son, 
that we may be found worthy to be incorporated 
into His Mystical Body, and be reckoned among 
His members ; through the same Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

2U 



€ucfjari£tic $raper£: 

Which may be said after the Celebration of the Holy Com- 
munion. 

1. XITE give Thee thanks, O Lord our God ; 

^ " Thou hast given us sanctification by the 
Communion of the most holy Body and precious 
Blood of Thine Only-Begotten Son ; grant us the 
grace and gift of Thy Holy Spirit, and keep us un- 
reproved in life, and lead us on to the perfect 
adoption and redemption, and the eternal joys to 
come. 

2. We thank Thee, loving Master, Benefactor of 
our souls, for having admitted us to Thy heavenly 
Mysteries. Guide our paths aright ; establish us in 
Thy fear ; watch over our life ; make safe our go- 
ings. 

3. Lord Jesus Christ, Who hast given unto us 
such Food of Thy Goodness unto salvation and eter- 
nal life, preserve us by means of this food in purity 
and without defilement, dwelling within us by Thy 
Divine Spirit. Guide us in the path of Thy holy 
will, that we may be accounted worthy to hear Thy 
voice, and to follow Thee, the only mighty and true 
Shepherd, and to obtain the place prepared in Thy 
heavenly kingdom. 

4. We render thanks and praise to Thee, O 
Lord, Who hast strengthened us with the commu- 
nion of the Body and Blood of Thy most dearly 
Beloved Son ; humbly beseeching Thy mercy that 
this Thy sacrament may not increase our guilt, but 
may advance our salvation. May it be the strength 
of our weakness, our bulwark against the perils of 
the world, and make us partakers of the joy of 
heaven ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 

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5. Defend, O Lord, with Thy protection those 
whom Thou satisfiest with heavenly gifts ; that be- 
ing set free from all things hurtful, we may press 
onwards with our whole heart to the salvation which 
cometh from Thee ; through. 

6. We have received, O Lord, the glorious Mys- 
teries, and pray Thee to make us thereby partakers 
of things heavenly, while we are dwelling on earth ; 
through. 

7. May the holy Food and Drink be salutary to 
us, Lord ; may it fortify our temporal life, and 
give us life eternal ; through. 

8. May Thy Table, O Lord, set us free from 
earthly delights, and ever supply us with celestial 
food ; through. 

9. May the Communion of Thy Sacrament, O 
Lord, both purify us and make us one ; through. 

10. Being fed with heavenly Food, we give un- 
ceasing thanks and praise to the Lord our God ; 
entreating that we, who have spiritually received 
the most holy Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus 
Christ, may be freed from all carnal vices, and be 
made spiritual ; through. 

11. God, Who art eternal Salvation and inesti- 
mable Blessedness, grant, we beseech Thee, to all 
Thy servants, that we who have received things 
holy and blessed, may be enabled to be holy and 
blessed evermore. 

12. O God of righteousness, God of mercy, God 
of life and immortality, we pray Thee, that being 
refreshed by Divine gifts, we may be preserved by 
Thee for Thyself unto the bliss which is to come ; 
through. 

13. Look upon us, O Lord, WTio wiliest us both 
to feed on Thy Body and to become Thy Body ; 
grant that what we have received may avail for 
remission of our sins ; and may the Divine suste- 

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nance so unite itself to our souls, that the flesh being 
subdued to the spirit, we may ever obey Thy godly 
motions ; through. 

14. O God, Bread of our life, be Thou the Guar- 
dian of our bodies ; be Thou the Saviour of our 
souls. 

15. Having received the Body and Blood of 
Christ our Lord, we pray Thee, O God, that it may 
be granted to us evermore in fulness of faith to 
hunger and thirst after righteousness ; and that we, 
being strengthened with the grace of the heav- 
enly food, may so do His work, that we may be 
accounted worthy to enter into His joy ; through. 

16. O Lord our God, Father, Son and Holy 
Ghost, make us ever to seek and love Thee, and by 
this holy Communion never to depart from Thee : 
for Thou art God, and beside Thee there is none 
else ; Thou art God for ever and ever. 

17. We beseech Thee, O Lord, that this holy 
Communion may be our food for the journey unto 
the haven of eternal salvation. May it be to us a 
consolation in distress, a medicine in sickness, a 
source of sweetest love in time of good purposes. 
By these sacred Mysteries grant us right faith, firm 
hope and perfect love ; strength to renounce the 
world, purification of desires, inward sweetness, 
ardent love for Thee, a recollection and tender sym- 
pathy for the Passion of Thy Beloved Son, and 
grace to keep our life virtuous in the praise of Thee. 
And grant us in the hour of our departure to receive 
the gift of so great a Mystery with true faith, certain 
hope and sincere love, that we may see Thee ever- 
more. A men. 

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Immediately after the Prayers for the Day, one or more of 
the following Intercessions may be used at Morning and 
Evening Service throughout the year. 

1. An Intercession for all Estates of men in the 
Church of Christ. 

REMEMBER, O Lord, we pray Thee, Thy One, 
Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church, and give 
her peace ; for Thou didst purchase her to Thyself 
by the precious blood of Thy Beloved Son. In- 
crease in her purity of faith, and by the labours of 
apostolic men enlarge her borders throughout the 
world. Preserve her in unity and concord ; and 
let not the gates of hell prevail against her. Break 
down the pride of her enemies ; and enlighten the 
nations yet alien to the faith by the bright shining 
of Thy Truth ; and let not them perish, for whom 
the Blood of Thy Son was shed. 

Look with the eyes of Thy compassion upon the 
Bishops and Pastors of Thy Church, and enable 
them faithfully to watch over the flock committed to 
their charge. Be present with all Thy Ministers, 
that they may give none occasion of offence ; but 
may keep themselves unspotted from the world, and 
follow those things which make for peace. Raise 
up in Thy Church earnest labourers to feed her 
faithfully by word, and to strengthen her by ex- 
ample : kindle in them divine fervour, and give 
them perseverance in grace that they may be stead- 
fast in well-doing. 

Remember, O Lord, all them that bring forth 
fruit, and do good works in Thy Holy Church, and 
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all them that consider the poor and needy : reward 
them with Thy richest blessings : give them for 
earthly, heavenly blessings ; for corruptible, incor- 
ruptible ; for temporal, eternal blessings. 

Remember all them who lead their lives in chas- 
tity, and all them who observe honourable marriage 
in piety and the fear of Thee. 

Remember, O Lord, all our governors, legislators, 
and judges ; and so rule their hearts and strengthen 
their hands, that all Thy people may lead a peace- 
able life in all godliness and honesty. 

Remember, O Lord, Thy people : fill our store- 
houses with plenty ; preserve our marriages in con- 
cord ; nourish our infants, instruct our youth ; com- 
fort the aged, and strengthen the feeble-minded ; 
collect the scattered, bring back the wanderers, and 
unite them all in Thy Holy Church. Relieve them 
that are troubled by unclean spirits : voyage with 
all who go by sea, and travel with all who go by 
land : protect the widow, and defend the orphan ; 
deliver the prisoners, and heal the sick : comfort the 
comfortless, and relieve all who are in suffering, 
distress, or tribulation. 

Remember, O Lord, for good all who love and all 
who hate us, and all who have desired us to remem- 
ber them in our prayers. And those whom we 
have not remembered, do Thou Thyself remember, 
O God, Who knowest the needs and necessities of 
each one from his mother's womb. And remember, 
O Lord, all Thy people, and pour Thy mercy upon 
all, granting them all things needful for their salva- 
tion. For Thou, O Lord, art the Helper of the 
helpless, the Hope of the hopeless, the Safety of the 
tempest-tossed, the Haven of the mariner, the Phy- 
sician of the sick. Be Thou All to all : through 
the grace, and mercy, and love to man, of Thine 
Only-Begotten Son our Lord and Saviour Jesus 
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Christ, Who with Thee and the Holy Ghost, liveth 
and reigneth One God, world without end. Amen. 

II. For all Rulers upon earth. 

HEAVENLY Father, we pray Thee in behalf 
• of all Rulers and Governors upon earth, be- 
seeching Thee to grant unto them by Thine inspira- 
tion to rule in righteousness, to rejoice in peace, to 
shine in piety, and to labour for the well-being of 
the people committed unto them ; so that by the 
rectitude of their government all faithful people may 
live without disturbance in the knowledge of Thee, 
and labour without hindrance for Thy glory ; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. A men. 

HI. For all in authority in the United States. 

A LMIGHTY and Everlasting God, Who dost 
govern the hearts of all Rulers upon earth as 
it seemeth best to Thy wisdom ; we humbly beseech 
Thee, so to dispose and guide our President, Coun- 
cillors, Governors, Legislators, Judges, and all others 
in authority over us, that in all their thoughts, 
words, and works, they may ever seek Thy honour 
and glory, and study to preserve Thy people in 
wealth, peace and godliness ; endue them with 
wisdom and understanding ; and give them grace to 
execute justice, and to maintain truth ; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

IV. For all the People of the United States. 

A LMIGHTY God, Whose kingdom is everlasting, 
and Whose power is infinite ; have mercy 
upon all Thy people, and so rule their hearts, that 
they may above all things seek Thy honour and 
glory, and faithfully obey all in authority, according 
to Thy word and ordinance ; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 

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V. For use in time of War. 

"DEHOLD, O God our Defender, and protect us 
from fear of the enemy \ let the invincible de- 
fence of Thy power be the bulwark of Thy faithful 
people : give us rest from the storm of war, that 
we, being freed from the assaults of our enemies, 
may continually serve Thee in godly quietness, and 
rejoice in giving praise for Thy goodness ; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. A men. 

VI. In time of Pestilence, Famine, or any Public 
Calamity. 

SPARE and forgive us, O Benignant Creator : 
stay the scourge which is deservedly coming 
down upon us. Let the multitude of Thy compas- 
sions overcome the mass of our corruptions : let the 
great deep of Thine infinite goodness cover the bit- 
ter sea of our wickedness. Every plague and form 
of destruction is slight in comparison of our in- 
numerable transgressions. Wherefore on account 
of the multitude of our sins, we have no ground of 
confidence, O Lord, whereon to supplicate of Thy 
goodness a relief from this calamity, — but the ex- 
ceeding greatness of Thy tenderness and the abyss 
of Thy compassions. Wherefore, O God of exceed- 
ing goodness, O Lord of mercy, we beseech Thee to 
stay this sharp sword of untimely death. Accept, 
O Benignant Lord, the contrition and heart-felt 
sorrow of Thy people, as Thou didst accept the 
tears of Hezekiah in the affliction of his heart, and 
rescue him from death. Remember, O Lord, the 
Cross and Passion of Thy Beloved Son, which He 
endured for us the condemned. Prom Thee alone 
do we entreat assistance and relief from these 
calamities : for with Thee alone are possible the 
things which are impossible with man. Rescue us 
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from this raging death and save us ; through the 
merits and mediation of Thine Only-Begotten Son 
our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. 

VII. In time of Murrain. 

OGOD, Who hast supplied relief to man's 
labour by dumb animals, and given cattle for 
food ; we humbly beseech Thee, suffer not them to 
fail us in our need and perish, on which our subsis- 
tence depends ; for the sake of Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

VIII. In time of Drought. 

OGOD, in Whom we live, and move, and have 
our being, grant us seasonable rain ; that we, 
enjoying a sufficiency of support in this life, may 
with more confidence reach after the things which 
are eternal ; through ' Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 

IX. In time of Immoderate Rain. 

f \ LORD, hear our prayers, and bid the im- 
" moderate outpouring of rain to cease, and 
make us to rejoice in our correction by this chastise- 
ment ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

X. For tie Afflicted. 

f\ GOD our Refuge in trouble, our Strength in 
^ weakness, our Solace in tears ; spare Thy 
people, and hear the prayers of those who cry out 
of any tribulation : relieve all who are sick and 
worn down by disease : give strength to the weary, 
aid to the sufferers, and comfort to the sad : succour 
the captives, protect the wayfarers, defend the op- 
pressed, supply the destitute, convert the wandering : 
show Thy loving-kindness to all who are harassed 
by tribulation, afflicted by poverty, terrified by 
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fears ; be pleased, O loving and merciful God, to 
hear them when they implore Thy mercy ; grant 
relief, grant refreshment, that they may rejoice in 
Thy speedy deliverance, and praise Thy Blessed 
Name, Father, Son and Holy Ghost, now and ever- 
more. Amen. 

O God, Who healest those who are broken in 
heart, and turnest the sadness of the sorrowful to 
joy ; mercifully look upon the affliction of Thy 
servants, for whom we offer up our supplication ; 
strengthen them with the comfort of Thy Holy 
Spirit, and bear them safely through their tribula- 
tion, that being delivered from all evil, they may 
evermore rejoice in giving thanks for Thy blessings ; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen, 



LMIGHTY God, the Eternal Salvation of them 



that believe, hear us in behalf of Thy sick 
servant, for whom we humbly implore the help of 
Thy mercy, that he may be restored to health and 
give thanks unto Thee in Thy Church; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Almighty and Everlasting God, Preserver of souls, 
Who dost correct those whom Thou dost love, and 
for their amendment dost tenderly chastise those 
whom Thou dost receive ; we call upon Thee to be- 
stow Thy healing upon the soul of Thy servant, 
that at the hour of his departure from the body 
he may be presented without spot unto Thee ; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

O Almighty God, restore, we pray Thee, to the 
sick their former health, and grant that they who 
seek the healing of Thy heavenly mercy, may also 
obtain the remedies necessary for the body ; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

We implore Thy mercy, O Lord, the Giver of all 



XL For the sick. 




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health, in behalf our brethren who are troubled with 
manifold diseases by reason of the infirmity of the 
flesh, that Thou, Who alone canst relieve them, wilt 
be pleased to visit them with Thy gracious pres- 
ence ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

O Christ our Lord, Who art the Physician of 
salvation, grant unto the sick the aid of heavenly 
healing. Look graciously upon all faithful people, 
who are suffering under disease, and who call upon 
Thy Name : vouchsafe to deliver them from all 
sickness and infirmity, and take their souls into 
Thy keeping ; through Thy mercy, O Blessed Lord, 
Who dost live and govern all things, world without 
end. Amen. 

XII. For the Unity of the Church. 

OGOD the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, our 
only Saviour, the Prince of Peace ; give us 
grace seriously to lay to heart the great dangers we 
are in, by our unhappy divisions. Take away all 
hatred and prejudice, and whatever else may hinder 
us from godly union and concord ; that as there is 
but one Body and one Spirit, and one Hope of our 
calling, one Lord, one Faith, one Baptism, one God 
and Father of us all, so we may hereafter be all of 
one heart and of one soul, united in one holy bond 
of Truth and Peace, of Faith and Charity, and 
may with one mind and one mouth glorify Thee, 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

O Lord Jesus Christ, Who saidst to Thine 
Apostles, My peace I leave unto you : My peace I 
give unto you ; regard not our sins, but the faith of 
Thy Church, and grant her that peace and unity, 
which is agreeable to Thy will, Who livest and 
reignest for ever and ever. Amen. 

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XIII. For the Increase of the Church, 

OGOD, the Saviour and Governor of mankind, 
we beseech Thee to grant that Thy Church 
may continually be increased by the gathering in of 
new children to Thee, and be perfected by the in- 
creased devotion of those who have been regen- 
erated ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

XIV. For the Purification of the Church from all 
error. 

TAISSIPATE, we humbly beseech Thee, O Lord, 
-"-^ every self-willed opinion and all false philos- 
ophy, which tend by subversion of the faith to 
counteract the truth : that as Thou art acknowl- 
edged in heaven and earth to be the One and only 
God, so Thy people, gathered out of all nations, 
may glorify Thee in the unity of the faith handed 
down from the beginning ; through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

XV. For all Christians. 

"Y\7"E beseech Thee, O Lord, protect us ever by 
* " Thy grace, and bestow Thy mercy upon all 
Christians in every place, that they may by Thine 
aid be defended against all that assault them ; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

XVI. For the Propagation of the Gospel. 

Tj^ULFIL Thy gracious promise, O Merciful Lord, 
to be present with those who are gone forth in 
Thy Name to preach the gospel of salvation in all 
lands. Be with them in all perils by land or by 
water, in sickness and distress, in weariness and 
persecution. Send Thy Holy Spirit to guide them 
into all truth, and bless them with Thy continual 
favour. Endue them with power from on high, and 
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so prosper Thy work in their hands, that the ful- 
ness of the Gentiles may be gathered in, and all 
Israel may be saved ; through Thy mercy, O Blessed 
Lord, Who dost live and govern all things, world 
without end. Amen. 

XVII. For the Conversion of the heathen. 

GOD of all the nations of the earth, remember 
the multitudes of the heathen, who, though 
created in Thine image, are perishing in their igno- 
rance ; and grant that by the prayers and labours of 
Thy holy Church they may be delivered from all 
supersition and unbelief, and brought to know Thee 
the Only true God, through Him Whom Thou hast 
sent to be our Salvation, the Resurrection and the 
Life of all the faithful, Thy Son Jesus Christ our 
Lord. A men, 

XVIII. For an Increase of Labourers. 

f\ GOD Almighty, Lord of the harvest, have re- 
^-^ spect to our prayers, and send forth more 
labourers into Thy harvest; give the word, that 
great may be the company of preachers, who shall 
go forth into all the world and preach the gospel to 
every creature, that great may be the rejoicing in 
Thy presence; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 

XIX. For the Bishops. 

ALMIGHTY God, Who by Thy Son Jesus Christ 
didst give to Thy holy Apostles many excellent 
gifts, and didst charge them to feed Thy flock ; 
give grace, we beseech Thee, to all Bishops, the 
pastors of Thy Church, that they may diligently 
preach Thy word, and duly administer the godly 
discipline thereof ; and grant to the people, that 
they may obediently follow the same ; that all may 
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receive the crown of everlasting glory ; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. A men. 

XX. For the Bishop of the Diocese. 

"ORE SERVE, O Lord, we beseech Thee, Thy 
servant, our Bishop, and multiply upon him 
the gifts of Thy grace ; that by word and good ex- 
ample he may edify the flock committed to him, and 
receive of Thee, most tender Shepherd, an ever- 
lasting reward; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 



LMIGHTY God, Giver of all good things, Who 



by Thy Holy Spirit hast appointed divers 
orders of Ministers in the Church ; mercifully be- 
hold all Thy servants whom Thou hast called to the 
Office of Priesthood ; and so replenish them with 
the truth of Thy doctrine, and adorn them with 
innocency of life, that, both by word and good ex- 
ample, they may faithfully serve Thee in their office, 
to the glory of Thy Name, and the edification of 
Thy Church; through the merits of our Saviour 
Jesus Christ, Who liveth and reign eth with Thee 
and the Holy Ghost, world without end. Amen. 



i~\ GOD our Saviour, Who didst appoint the order 
^-^ of Deacons, and call the first martyr St. 
Stephen to this office ; give to Thy servants whom 
Thou hast chosen to this ministry the aid of Thy 
Holy Spirit, and replenish them with faith and 
charity, with virtue and holiness ; grant them to 
fulfil their office according to Thy will, that they 
may purchase to themselves a good degree, and ob- 
tain Thy promised reward : for Thine is the king- 
dom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and 
ever. Amen. 



XXI. For the Priests. 




XXII. For the Deacons. 



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XXIII. For Candidates for Holy Orders. 

OLORD our God, Who art pleased to pour 
out the abundance of Thy Spirit upon those 
whom Thou dost set apart for Thy Ministry ; give 
Thy strength to all whom Thou hast destined to 
minister in Thy Church : preserve them honest in 
all things, that they may hold the mystery of 
faith in a pure conscience : let their loins be 
girded with temperance, deliver them from the vain 
conversation of the world, and protect them from 
the snares of the devil : sanctify them through Thy 
truth, and grant them with all wisdom and under- 
standing to read Thy divine Word and meditate 
therein : illuminate them with the light of knowl- 
edge ; inspire them with humility, meekness, and 
charity ; perfect the gift of Thy spiritual graces 
within them ; and guard them by the power of the 
Holy Ghost ; that they may please Thee in all 
things, and become worthy of a portion with Thy 
saints : for Thine is the kingdom, and the power, 
and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. 

XXIV. For Women devoted to works of Charity. 

f \ HOLY and Almighty God, Whose Blessed Son 
^-^ was incarnate of a pure Virgin for the salva- 
tion of mankind, and Who dost also call Women to 
Thy service by the visitation of the Holy Ghost ; 
be pleased to give the grace of Thy Holy Spirit to 
Thy servants who have devoted themselves to works 
of Charity, and replenish them with Thy rich and 
heavenly gifts ; keep them steadfast in faith and 
blameless in conversation ; make Thy strength per- 
fect in their weakness, and bless their labours to the 
edifying and increase of Thy Church ; and grant 
that they may persevere through life in good works, 
and finally by Thy mercy receive an eternal re- 
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ward in Thy heavenly kingdom ; through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

XXV. For Candidates for Confirmation. 

ALMIGHTY God, Who by Thy Son Jesus 
Christ hast promised to give Thy Holy Spirit 
to them that ask Thee, mercifully hear our prayers 
in behalf of Thy servants the Candidates for Con- 
firmation, and replenish them with the seven-fold 
gifts of the Holy Ghost the Comforter. Strengthen 
them with might by Thy Spirit in the inner man, 
that they may stand fast against all the assaults of 
the powers of darkness, and accomplish their war- 
fare. Wherefore we beseech Thee to put upon 
them the whole armour of light : gird their loins 
with truth, defend them with the breastplate of 
righteousness, let their feet be shod with the prep- 
aration of the gospel of peace, guard them with 
the shield of faith, protect them with the helmet 
of salvation, and arm them with the sword of 
the Spirit ; that contending earnestly against their 
enemies with watchfulness and prayer, they may 
be victorious even unto the end, and receive the 
crown of everlasting life ; through the merits and 
mediation of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. 
A men. 

XXVI. For Candidates for Baptism. 

f\ LORD our God, Who rulest over all, and bid- 
^-^ dest all men to be baptized for the remission of 
sins, grant unto these Thy servants the grace of 
Thy holy baptism ; that they may put off the old 
man which is corrupt, and' put on the new man 
after the image of Him that created them ; that 
being planted in the likeness of His death, they 
may be partakers of His Resurrection. Replenish 
them with Thy Holy Spirit, and fashion Thy Christ 
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INTERCESSIONS. 



in them, and join them to Thy holy Church ; that 
preserving the gift of the Holy Ghost, and abound- 
ing in grace, they may obtain the prize of their 
hio-h calling, and be numbered with the first-born 
who are written in heaven ; through our Lord and 
Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. 

XXVII. For the Catechumens. 

OLORD our God, Who dwellest on high, and 
yet hast respect unto the lowly, Who hast sent 
Thine Only-Begotten Son for the salvation of man- 
kind, look down upon Thy servants the Catechu- 
mens, and have mercy upon them : instruct them in 
the word of truth and reveal unto them the gospel 
of righteousness : unite them all to Thy holy Catho- 
lic and Apostolic Church, and number them with 
Thy chosen flock : save them, protect them, and 
preserve them by Thy grace ; that they with all 
Thy people may praise Thy most holy and glorious 
Name, Father, Son and Holy Ghost, now and for 
ever. Amen. 

XXYnr. For the Young. 

f \ LORD our God, Who didst dispense salvation 
" to the world by the Incarnation of Thy Christ, 
look with mercy upon all Thy young servants, and 
fill them with faith in Thee, with hope and with 
charity, that they may confess Thee the only true 
God, and Thine Only-Begotten Son Jesus Christ, 
and Thy Holy Spirit : grant them to walk in the 
ways of Thy commandments, and to do such things 
as are well-pleasing in Thy sight, which if a man 
do he shall even live in them. Defend them from 
all the snares of the devil ; rebuke the unclean 
spirits and cast them out, and purify the works of 
Thine own hands, and by Thy speedy help beat 
down Satan under their feet. Deliver them from 
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error, falsehood, impiety, and covetousness. Make 
them the rational sheep of the flock of Thy Christ, 
children and inheritors of Thy Kingdom. Write 
them in the book of life, and let Thy Holy Name be 
glorified in them ; through Thine Only-Begotten 
Son our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. 

XXIX. For the Little Children. 

f \ GOD of Abraham, God of Isaac, God of Jacob, 
bless the little Children, and sow the seed of 
eternal life in their hearts ; that whatsoever they 
shall profitably learn, they may in deed fulfil the 
same; through Jesus Christ our Lord. A men. 

Give Thy blessing, O Lord, to the little Children ; 
cause them to grow in stature, sanctify them, endue 
them with understanding and wisdom and gentleness 
of manners ; and keep them in the fold of Thine 
heritage ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

XXX. For a Family in particular. 

"DLESS, O Lord, this house and all who dwell in 
it, as Thou wast pleased to bless the house of 
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob ; that within these walls 
may dwell the Angel of light, and that they who 
abide here together, may receive the abundant dew 
of heavenly blessing, and by Thy tender care may 
rejoice in peace and security ; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. A men. 

XXXI. For Schools and Colleges. 

ALMIGHTY God, Who by Wisdom hast estab- 
lished all things in heaven and earth, let Thy 
blessing be upon all Schools and Colleges, and en- 
dow them with such temporal gifts as are expedient 
for them : shed Thy light upon the masters and 
teachers, that they may be faithful guides : make 
the scholars to increase in wisdom and understand- 
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INTERCESSIONS. 



ing, and conform them to the image of Thy Son, 
that they may know the truth, and do what is pleas- 
ing to Thee ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

XXXII. For Travellers. 

OGOD, Who keepest those that trust in Thee 
under Thy fatherly care and protection ; be 
present with Thy servants who are gone forth on a 
journey, and vouchsafe to be their Companion and 
Guide in the way. Let no adversity harm them, no 
grievous sickness befall them, nor any enemy over- 
come them. Let all things be healthful and pros- 
perous for them, that whatsoever they may rightly 
desire may be speedily and effectually obtained. 
Direct the way of Thy servants according to Thy 
will, that Thou being their Guardian, they may 
walk without stumbling in the paths of righteous- 
ness, and returning unto their home may be received 
in health and safety to render unto Thee acceptable 
thanks ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

XXXIII. For a Person in particular. 

1VXOST High God our Heavenly Father, we hum- 

bly beseech Thee for Thy servant N , 

that Thou wouldst give him a pure mind, perfect 
love, sincerity in conduct, strength in action, cour- 
age in distress. May his prayers ascend to Thy 
gracious ears, and Thy loving benediction descend 
upon him ; that he may be protected under the 
shadow of Thy wings. Protect him by Thine own 
Name, O God of Jacob ; send him help from Thy 
holy place, and strengthen him out of Zion. Re- 
member his offering ; accept his sacrifice ; give him 
the grace of devotion ; fulfil his desire with good 
gifts ; and crown him with mercy. When he serves 
Thee with faithful devotion, forgive his short-com- 
ings ; and lest he should commit things to be re- 
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INTERCESSIONS. 



pented of, correct him with fatherly tenderness. 
Grant that being delivered from all adversity and 
justified by Thy mercy, he may evermore praise 
Thee in Thy heavenly kingdom ; through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Almighty God, the Fountain of all goodness, we 
humbly beseech Thee to bless Thy servants N— — : 
endue them with Thy Holy Spirit *, enrich them 
with Thy heavenly grace ; prosper them with all 
happiness ; and bring them to Thine everlasting 
kingdom ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. A men. 

XXXIV. For the Flock. 

OLORD God Almighty, Who dwellest in the 
highest, Thou Holy One Who restest in the 
holy places, Who art without original, Who by Thy 
Christ hast caused Thy knowledge to be preached 
unto us to the acknowledgment of Thy Glory and 
Name, which He hath manifested to our understand- 
ing ; look down now by Him upon this Thy flock, 
and deliver its members from all sin and ignorance : 
grant that they may fear and love Thee, and tremble 
before the face of Thy glory. Be merciful and pro- 
pitious unto them, and hearken to their prayers ; 
and keep them unchangeable, unblamable, and with- 
out rebuke ; that they may be holy both in soul and 
body, without spot or wrinkle ; and that they may 
be perfect even as Thou our Father art perfect. O 
Thou their Defender, Thou God Almighty, Who 
regardest not persons, be Thou the Help of this 
Thy people, whom Thou hast redeemed with the 
precious blood of Thy Christ. Be Thou their Suc- 
cour and Defence, their Refuge and Keeper, their Bul- 
wark and Safety ; for none can pluck them out of Thy 
hand. Thou art God alone : in Thee is our hope 
and our strong consolation. Sanctify them through 
Thy truth, for Thy word is truth. Deliver them 
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INTERCESSIONS. 



from all infirmity and sickness, from all injury and 
fear of the enemy, from the arrow that flieth by day 
and the danger that walketh in darkness. And 
vouchsafe to "bring them to eternal life which is in 
Christ Thy Only-Begotten Son, our God and Saviour ;" 
by Whom be glory and worship unto Thee in the 
Holy Ghost, now and for ever, world without end. 
Amen. 

Consider and hear us, O Lord our God : may 
Thy throne be laid open to us, that we may receive 
the benefits which we humbly implore ; and may our 
hearts be laid open to Thee, while we render the ser- 
vice which is enjoined us. Look down from heaven, 
O Lord, behold and visit this vine which Thy right 
hand hath planted. Strengthen the weak, relieve 
the contrite, confirm the strong. Build them up in 
the faith, quicken them with hope, unite them in 
charity, enlighten them with wisdom. Lord Jesus, 
Good Shepherd, Who didst lay down Thy life for 
the sheep, defend the purchase of Thy blood. Feed 
the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, seek for the 
lost, convert the wandering, bind up that which is 
broken. Put forth Thine own hand from heaven, 
and touch the head of each one : may they all 
receive the joy of the Holy Ghost, and remain 
blessed for ever. Amen. 

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2&neiitttion& 



Immediately before the Benediction, one of these following 
Prayers may be said at any Service. 

i~\ GOD, Faithful and True, That showest mercy 
to them that love Thee, Who art the Friend of 
the humble and the Defender of the poor ; look 
down upon this Thy people, who bow down their 
heads before Thee, and bless them with Thy spirit- 
ual benediction : keep them as the apple of the eye, 
hide them under the shadow of Thy wings : preserve 
them in piety and righteousness, and vouchsafe to 
bring them to eternal life in Christ Jesus Thy Be- 
loved Son, with Whom unto Thee be glory, honour 
and adoration in the Holy Ghost, now and for ever, 
world without end. Amen. 

O God of our fathers, Thou Lord of mercy, Who 
by Thy wisdom hast created man a rational crea- 
ture, and given him dominion over Thy works, and 
hast made us according to Thy good pleasure to be 
kings and priests unto Thee ; be pleased now, O 
Lord Almighty, to bow down and show the light of 
Thy countenance upon Thy people, who bow down 
their hearts before Thee; and bless them by Thy 
Christ, by Whom Thou hast revealed Thyself unto 
us, and hast enlightened us with the light of knowl- 
edge ; to Whom with Thee and the Holy Ghost be 
all glory, honour and adoration, world without end. 
Amen. 

O Lord God of hosts, Who givest more than we 
ask or deserve ; grant, we beseech Thee, that what 
we cannot have by reliance on any merit of our 
own, may be granted to us by Thy mercy ; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

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BENEDICTIONS. 



O God, TTho has taught us to pray together, and 
hast promised to hear the united voices of two or 
three invoking Thy Name ; hear now, O Lord, the 
prayers of Thy servants, and give us in this world 
knowledge of Thy truth, and in the world to come 
life everlasting. Amen. 

Then shall every Service conclude with one of the following 
Benedictions. 

I. 

The Priest alone, standing, may say this Benediction at the 
end of any Service. 

The Peace of God, which passeth all understand- 
ing, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge 
and love of God and of His Son Jesus Christ our 
Lord : and the Blessing of God Almighty, the 
Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost, be amongst 
you, and remain with you always. A men. 

II. 

The Priest alone, standing, may say this Benediction in Ad- 
vent, Lent, and Trinity-tide. 

The Lord bless you and keep you : the Lord 
make His face to shine upon you, and be gracious 
unto you : the Lord lift up His countenance upon 
you, and give you peace, both now and evermore. 
Amen. 

in. 

The Priest alone, standing, may say this Benediction in Eas- 
ter-tide, Ascension-tfde, and Trinity-tide. 

The God of peace, Who brought again from the 
dead our Lord Jesus Christ, the Great Shepherd of 
the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting Cov- 
enant, make you perfect in every good work to do 
His will, working in you that which is well-pleasing 
in His sight ; through Jesus Christ ; to Whom be 
glory for ever and ever. Amen. 

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BENEDICTIONS. 



IV. 

The Minister, kneeling, may say one of these following Ben- 
edictions, at the end of any service in the year. 

1. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and tlie 
love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, 
be with us all evermore. Amen. 

2. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with 
us all. Amen. 

3. The peace of God be with us all, now and 
evermore. Amen. 

4. May God the Father Eternal bless us with 
His continual blessing : may the Only-Begotten Son 
of God vouchsafe to bless us and to help us : may 
the grace of the Holy Spirit illuminate our hearts 
and bodies, now and evermore. Amen. 

5. May God the Father Almighty be gracious 
and merciful unto us : may Christ give us the joys of 
everlasting life : may the Holy Ghost kindle in our 
hearts the fire of His love, now and evermore. 
Amen. 

6. The God of peace sanctify us wholly, that we 
may be preserved blameless unto the coming of 
our Lord Jesus Christ. A men. 

7. Now our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and God 
even our Father, who hath loved us, and hath given 
us everlasting consolation and good hope through 
grace, comfort our hearts, and stablish us in every 
good word and work. A men. 

8. Now unto Him that is able to keep us from 
falling, and to present us faultless before the pres- 
ence of His glory with exceeding joy, to the only 
wise God and our Saviour, be glory and majesty, 
dominion and power, both now and ever. A men. 

9. Now unto Him that is able to do exceeding 
abundantly above all that we ask or think, accord- 
ing to the power that worketh in us, unto Him be 

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glory in the Church throughout all ages, world with- 
out end. Amen, 

10. The God of all grace, Who hath called us 
unto His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, make us 
perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle us : to Him be 
glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. 

A Benediction for any Friday, or any day in Passion-tide. 

11. Let Thy mighty hand, O Lord, be our de- 
fence ; Thy mercy in Christ our salvation ; Thy all- 
true word our instruction ; the grace of Thy quicken- 
ing Spirit our consolation, unto the end and in the 
end. Let the soul of Christ sanctify us ; the Body 
of Christ strengthen us ; the Blood of Christ re- 
deem us ; the "Water from His Side cleanse us ; the 
Stripes of Christ heal us ; the Sweat of Christ re- 
fresh us ; the Wounds of Christ hide us. The 
Peace of God, which passeth all understanding, 
keep our hearts and minds in the knowledge and 
love of God, now and evermore. A men. 

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3U penitential Hitann. 



■ » 

"Which may be used on Wednesdays, Fridays and other Fast 
days, instead of the Invocations and Confession. 

f, 11/rERCIFUL and pitying Lord, long-suffer- 
-^-▼J- ing and of great goodness ; we have 
sinned ; we have greatly and grievously sinned. 

1 Bf. Lord, have mercy upon us. 

ft. To Thee, O Lord, belongeth righteousness, 
but to us confusion of face : Thou art just in all 
that is come upon us. 

BJ. Lord, have mercy upon us. 

ft. O Lord, rebuke us not in Thine indignation, 
neither chasten us in Thy heavy displeasure : we 
will confess our wickedness, and be sorry for our sin : 
our sins are a sore burden too heavy for us to bear. 

Bj. Lord, have mercy upon us. 

ft. Lord, Thou knowest our desire, and our 
groaning is not hid from Thee. Forsake us not, O 
Lord our God ; be not Thou far from us. Haste 
Thee to help us, O Lord God of our salvation. 

1^. Lord, have mercy upon us. 

ft. Have mercy upon us, O Lord, after thy great 
goodness : according to the multitude of Thy mer- 
cies do away our offences. 

BJ. Lord, have mercy upon us. 

ft. Arise, O Lord, and have mercy upon us ; for 
it is time that Thou have mercy upon us : yea, the 
time is come. 

Bf. Lord, have mercy upon us. 

ft. If Thou, Lord, wilt be extreme to mark what 
is done amiss, O Lord, who may abide it ? Enter 
not into judgment with Thy servants : for in Thy 
sight shall no man living be justified. 

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BT. Lord, have mercy upon us. 

We repent : Lord, we repent : we do not for- 
get our offences : we recount them in bitterness of 
heart : let it be Thy pleasure to deliver us. 

IT. Lord, have mercy upon us. 

We turn from our evil ways ; and with all 
our heart we return unto Thee, and seek Thy Face. 
Lord, have mercy upon us. 

"Jih And now, Lord, from the throne of Thy glo- 
rious kingdom in heaven, hear Thou our prayer, 
and the supplication of Thy servants. Let Thine 
anger be turned away, and cause Thy Face to shine 
upon Thy servants. 

Iy . Lord, have mercy upon us. 

"j^. Open Thine eyes and behold our desolation : 
incline Thine ear and hear. O Lord, hear : O 
Lord, forgive : Lord, hearken : hearken, O Lord, 
and do : do and defer not, O Lord, for Thine own 
sake : for Thy servants are called by Thy Name. 

ET. Lord, have mercy upon us. 

We confess our sins, many and grievous : and 
Thou art faithful and just to forgive our sins to us 
confessing them : we have an Advocate with Thee, 
Thine Only-Begotten Son, the Righteous : let Him 
be the Propitiation for our sins. 

ET. Lord, have mercy upon us. 

Look upon the face of Thy Christ, and by the 
Blood of Thy Covenant, by His Propitiation for the 
sins of the whole world, cleanse us from all unright- 
eousness. 

R". Lord, have mercy upon us. 

T. Father, forgive us, for we know not what we 
have done in sinning against Thee. 

R\ Lord, have mercy upon us. 

V. O Lamb of God, Who takest away the sin of 
the world, take away our sin. 

If. Lord, have mercy upon us. 

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By the Agony of Thy Soul ; by Thy bloody 
Sweat ; by thy Cross and Passion ; by Thy Body 
broken ; by Thy Blood shed ; — Lord, forgive the 
offences of Thy servants, and take away all our sin. 
Lord, have mercy upon us. 
'f r . Lord, remember us, when Thou comest into 
Thy kingdom. 

Iktf. Lord, have mercy upon us. 

O Holy Ghost the Comforter, proceeding from 
the Father and the Son, Most Pitiful Dispenser of 
pardon ; forsake us not by reason of our offences. 
BJ. Lord, have mercy upon us. 

O God the Comforter, Quickening Spirit and 
Giver of all grace ; help our infirmities, and fulfil 
us with Thy holy gifts. 

Tty. Lord, have mercy upon us. 

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i. 

BLESSED be the Name of the Lord : henceforth, 
world without end. 
Our help is in the Name of the Lord : Who hath 
made heaven and earth. 

ii. 

My soul truly waiteth still upon God : for of Him 
cometh my salvation. 

He verily is my Strength and my Salvation : He 
is my Defence, so that I shall not greatly fall. 

In God is my health and my glory : the rock of 
my might, and in God is my trust. 

Consider and hear me, O Lord my God : lighten 
mine eyes, that I sleep not in death. 

in. 

Hear my crying, O God : give ear unto my 
prayer. 

set me up upon the Rock that is higher than 
I : for Thou hast been my Hope, and a Strong 
Tower for me against the enemy. 

1 will dwell in Thy tabernacle for ever : and my 
trust shall be under the covering of Thy wings. 

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IV. 

How excellent is Thy mercy, O God : and the 
children of men shall put their trust under the 
shadow of Thy wings. 

They shall be satisfied with the plenteousness of 
Thy house : and Thou shalt give them drink of 
Thy pleasures, as out of the rivers. 

For with Thee is the well of life : and in Thy 
light shall we see light. 

continue forth Thy loving-kindness unto them 
that know Thee : and Thy righteousness unto them 
that are true of heart. 

Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry 
unto Thee : when I hold up my hands towards the 
Mercy- seat of Thy holy temple. 

v. 

Be merciful unto me, O Lord : for I will call 
daily upon Thee. 

Comfort the soul of Thy servant : for unto Thee, 
O Lord, do I lift up my soul. 

For Thou, Lord, art good and gracious : and of 
great mercy unto all them that call upon Thee. 

Give ear, Lord, unto my prayer : and ponder the 
voice of my humble desires. 

In the time of my trouble I will call upon Thee : 
for Thou nearest me. 

1 will thank Thee, O Lord my God, with all my 
heart : and will praise Thy Name for evermore. 

For great is Thy mercy toward me : and Thou 
hast delivered my soul from the nethermost hell. 

VI. 

Turn Thee unto me, and have mercy upon me : 
for I am desolate and in misery. 

The sorrows of my heart are enlarged : O bring 
Thou me out of my troubles. 

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Look upon my adversity and misery : and forgive 
me all my sin. 

O keep my soul, and deliver me : let me not be 
confounded, for I have put my trust in Thee. 

VII. 

Have mercy upon me, O God, after Thy great 
goodness : according to the multitude of Thy mer- 
cies do away mine offences. 

Wash me throughly from my wickedness : and 
cleanse me from my sin. 

For I acknowledge my faults : and my sin is ever 
before me. 

Turn Thy face from my sins : and put out all my 

misdeeds. 

Make me a clean heart, O God : and renew a 
right spirit within me. 

Cast me not away from Thy presence : and take 
not" Thy Holy Spirit from me. 

O give me the comfort of Thy help again : and 
stablish me with Thy free Spirit. 

O Lamb of God, Who takest away the sin of the 
world : grant us Thy peace. 

Saviour of the world, Who by Thy Cross and 
precious Blood hast redeemed us : save us and help 
us, we humbly beseech Thee, O Lord. 

Then may the Priest turn to the sick and say: 

liTAY the Lord forgive all thy sins, and heal all 
thine infirmities, and save thy life from de- 
struction, and satisfy thy desire with good things ; 
Who only liveth and reigneth One God, Father, 
Son and Holy Ghost, world without end. A men. 

Then shall the Minister read one of the following Chapters. 

Chapter I. Isaiah xli. 10, 14. Fear thou not; 
for I am with thee : be not dismayed ; for I am thy 
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God : I will strengthen thee ; yea, I will help thee, 
yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of My 
righteousness. I will help thee, saith the Lord, and 
thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. 

Chapter II. Lam. iii. 24-26. — The Lord is my 
portion, saith my soul : therefore will I hope in Him. 
The Lord is good unto them that wait for Him : to 
the soul that seeketh Him. It is good that a man 
should both hope, and quietly wait for the salvation 
of the Lord. 

Chapter HI. Lam. v. 19-21. — Thou, O Lord, 
remainest for ever : Thy throne from generation to 
generation. Wherefore dost Thou forget us for ever, 
and forsake us so long time ? Turn Thou us unto 
Thee, O Lord, and we shall be turned. 

Chapter IV. James v. 14-16. — Is any sick 
among you ? let him call for the elders of the 
church ; and let them pray over him, anointing him 
with oil in the Name of the Lord ; and the prayer 
of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise 
him up ; and if he have committed sins, they shall 
be forgiven him. Confess your faults one to 
another, and pray one for another, that ye may be 
healed. The effectual fervent prayer of the right- 
eous man availeth much. 

Chapter V. John iii. 16. — God so loved the 
world that He gave His Only-Begotten Son, that 
whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but 
have everlasting life. 

Chapter VI. 1 Pet. iii. 18. — Christ hath once 
suffered for sins, the Just for the unjust, that He 
might bring us to God. 

Chapter VII. 1 John ii. 1, 2. — If any man sin we 
have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the 
Righteous : and He is the Propitiation for our 
sins. 

Chapter VIII. Heb. xii. 3. — Consider Him that 
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endured suoh contradiction of sinners against Him- 
self, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds. 

Chapter IX. Heb. xii. 2. — Look unto Jesus 
the Author and Finisher of our faith, who for the 
joy that was set before Him, endured the Cross, de- 
spising the shame, and is set down on the right 
hand of the throne of God. 

Chapter X. Heb. vi. 18-20. — We have a 
strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay 
hold upon the hope set before us : which hope we 
have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stead- 
fast, and which entereth into that within the veil ; 
whither the Forerunner is for us entered, even Je- 
sus, made an High-Priest for ever after the order 
of Melchizedec. 

Chapter XL Rom. viii. 18. — I reckon that the 
sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be 
compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. 

Chapter XII. 2 Cor. iv. 16, 17. — Though our 
outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed 
day by day : for our outward affliction, which is but 
for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding 
and eternal weight of glory. 

Chapter XIII. 2~Cor. v. 1, 2, 8. — We know 
that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were 
dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not 
made with hands, eternal in the heavens. For in 
this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon 
with our house which is from heaven. We are con- 
fident, and willing rather to be absent from the 
body, and to be present with the Lord. 

Chapter XIV. 1 Pet. v. 10, 11. — The God of 
all grace, Who hath called us unto His eternal 
glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered 
awhile, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle 
you. To Him be glory and dominion for ever and 
ever. Amen. 

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Then shall the Minister read one or more Psajms from Selec- 
tion 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, or 37. 

Then may he read a Lesson from Holy Scripture. 
Then may he say the Creed. 
Then, all kneeling, shall be said : 

Lord, have mercy upon us. 
Christ, have mercy upon us. 
Lord, have mercy upon us. 

Our Father, Who art in heaven : Hallowed be 
Thy Name : &c. 

"]^. O Lord, save Thy servant : 

IB}, Who putteth his trust in Thee. 

"J^. Send him help from Thy holy place : 

i^. And evermore mightily defend him. 

~f~. Let the enemy have no advantage over him : 

Ity. Nor the wicked approach to hurt him. 

Be unto him, O Lord, a strong tower : 
Ity. From the face of the enemy. 

O Lord, hear our prayer : 
1$/. And let our cry come unto Thee. 

Then may the Minister say one or more of these Prayers. 

1. f\ LORD, look down from heaven, behold, 

visit and relieve this Thy servant. Look 
upon him with the eyes of Thy mercy ; give him 
comfort and sure confidence in Thee ; defend him 
from the danger of the enemy ; and keep him in 
perpetual peace and safety ; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. A men. 

2. Hear us, Almighty and most merciful God and 
Saviour : extend Thy accustomed goodness to this 
Thy servant, who is grieved with sickness. Sanc- 
tify, we beseech Thee, this Thy fatherly correction 
to him ; that the sense of his weakness may add 
strength to his faith, and seriousness to his repent- 
ance : that if it shall be Thy good pleasure to re- 
store him to his former health, he may lead the res- 

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idue of his life in Thy fear and to Thy glory : or 
else, give him grace so to take Thy visitation, that 
after this painful life ended, he may dwell with 
Thee in life everlasting ; through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. A men. 

3. O Gracious Lord, the Father of mercies and 
the God of all consolation, Who didst send Thine 
Only-Begotten Son to cure all diseases, and to de- 
liver us from death ; send down from heaven Thy 
healing virtue, and release this Thy servant from 
his bodily infirmity, and raise him up by the power 
of Thy Christ ; mitigate his pain, assuage his grief : 
bind up his wounds and deliver him from ail deadly 
sickness : visit him in mercy and compassion, and 
grant him health and salvation ; that he may please 
Thee and perform Thy will, and that being sup- 
ported by Thy powerful hand he may serve Thee 
with all thankfulness, and praise and magnify Thee 
Who only doest great and wonderful things ; through 
the same Thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. A men. 

4. O God, Who hast vouchsafed to mankind the 
remedies that bring salvation and the gifts of eter- 
nal life ; bestow on Thy servant the gift of Thy 
power, and grant that both in body and soul he 
may experience Thy healing, that his strength may 
be recalled and his health restored to bless* and mag- 
nify Thy Holy Name ; through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. A men. 

5. O Almighty God, Who dost lift up them that 
fall, and heal those who are broken in heart, and 
dost order the bodily infirmities of men for their 
good ; let Thy mercy rest upon this Thy servant, 
and anoint him with the grace of Thy Spirit ; de- 
liver him out of his afflictions and grant him Thy 
salvation; for Thine it is to have mercy and to 
save ; and to Thee we offer up our praise, Father, 
Son and Holy Ghost, now and for ever. .Amen. 

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6. O God Almighty, our Sovereign Lord, Who 
succourest those who labour under infirmities and 
perils, we beseech Thy Majesty, that it may please 
Thee to uphold with Thy comfort Thy servant who 
is suffering distress and affliction ; visit him with 
Thy compassion ; send Thy holy angel to support 
him with consolations ; sanctify him with the grace 
of Thy Spirit ; and if it please Thee, raise him up 
from the bed of pain by Thy mighty power, that he 
may glorify Thy Blessed Name, Father, Son and 
Holy Ghost, now and evermore. A men. 

7. Look, O Lord, upon Thy servant, who is suf- 
fering from bodily sickness, and refresh the soul 
which Thou hast created ; that being corrected by 
Thy chastisement, it may be saved by Thy healing ; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. A men. 

8. O Lord, Holy Father, hear us, and preserve 
this Thy servant, to whom Thou hast given life, and 
whom Thou hast redeemed by the Blood of Thy 
Son : pardon his sins, and deliver him from all the 
bonds of the enemy ; that he may cleave to Thy 
commandments with his whole heart, and evermore 
love Thee with all his strength, and at last be 
counted worthy to attain the sight of Thy blessed- 
ness ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. A men. 

9. We give thanks unto Thee, O Lord our God, 
Who art good and the Lover of mankind, the Phy- 
sician of our souls and bodies, Who bearest our sor- 
rows, and by Whose stripes we are healed : Thou 
art the Good Shepherd, Who earnest to seek the lost 
sheep ; Who dost give comfort to the afflicted, and 
life to the contrite : Thou didst heal the woman who 
laboured under infirmity : Thou didst deliver the 
daughter of the woman of Canaan : Thou didst for- 
give the two debtors and the sinful woman : Thou 
didst restore health to the paralytic, and grant him 
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by Thy word : Thou didst receive the penitent thief 
on his late confession : Thou didst take away the 
sins of the world, and fasten them on Thy Cross : — 
Thee do we implore, and beseech Thee in Thy 
goodness to pardon, remit and forgive the sins of 
this Thy servant, whether knowingly or ignorantly 
committed ; whether he hath offended by any un- 
ruly motion of the flesh or spirit, or by any means 
alienated himself from Thy will and holiness : in 
whatsoever he hath sinned, pardon, O Lord, Who 
art merciful, and Who dost rejoice in the conversion 
of those who have erred, and suffer him not to fall 
into the way of perdition : call to mind Thy plente- 
ous mercies, Who earnest to save mankind and to 
deliver us from the bondage of the enemy. Blot 
out all his offences and cleanse him from all sin, and 
receive him with Thy wonted goodness : for Thou 
art the Hope of those who despond, and the Rest of 
those who travail and are .heavy-laden ; and to Thee 
be all honour, adoration and glory, now and ever- 
more. Amen, 



10. Lord, mercifully hear our supplications 
which we offer unto Thee in behalf of Thy servant, 
who seeketh the health of his soul ; pardon all his 
sins, and grant him Thy peace, that at his depart- 
ure from the body, he may be counted worthy to 
attain unto the kingdom of Thy glory ; through Je- 
sus Christ our Lord. A men. 

11. O Father of mercies and God of all comfort, 
our only Hope in time of need ; we fly unto Thee 
for succour in behalf of this Thy servant, here lying 
under Thy hand in great weakness of body : look 
graciously upon him, O Lord; and the more the 
outward man decayeth, strengthen him, we beseech 

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Thee, so much the more continually with Thy grace 
and Holy Spirit in the inner man : give him un- 
feigned repentance for all the errors of his life past, 
and steadfast faith in Thy Son Jesus, that his sins 
may be done away by Thy mercy, and his pardon 
sealed in heaven before he go hence and be no more 
seen. We know, O Lord, that there is no word 
impossible with Thee ;• and that if Thou wilt, Thou 
canst even yet raise him up, and grant him a longer 
continuance amongst us : yet, forasmuch as in all 
appearance, the time of his dissolution draweth nigh, 
so fit and prepare him, we beseech Thee, against 
the hour of death, that after his departure hence in 
peace and in Thy favour, his soul may be received 
into Thine everlasting kingdom ; through the mer- 
its and mediation of Jesus Christ Thine Only Son 
our Lord and Saviour. Amen, 

For a sick child. 

12. O Almighty God and Merciful Father, to 
Whom alone belong the issues of life and death ; 
look down from heaven, we humbly beseech Thee, 
with the eyes of mercy upon this child, now lying 
upon the bed of sickness : visit him, O Lord, with 
Thy salvation : deliver him in Thy good appointed 
time from his bodily pain, and save his soul for Thy 
mercies' sake ; that if it shall be Thy pleasure to pro- 
long his days here on earth, he may live to Thee, and 
be an instrument of Thy glory, by serving Thee faith- 
fully, and doing good in his generation : or else, re- 
ceive him into those heavenly habitations, where the 
souls of those who sleep in the Lord Jesus enjoy per- 
petual rest and felicity : grant this, O Lord, for 
Thy mercies' sake, in the same Thy Son our Lord 
Jesus Christ, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee 
and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without 
end. Amen. 

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Then shall the Priest give the Benediction to the sick. 

UNTO God's gracious mercy and protection we 
commit thee. The Lord bless thee, and keep 
thee. The Lord make His face to shine upon thee, 
and be gracious unto thee. The Lord lift up His 
countenance upon thee, and give thee peace, both 
now and evermore. Amen. 

Or, this Benediction. 

MAY the Father bless thee, Who created thee in 
the beginning ; may the Son heal thee, Who 
redeemed the world ; may the Holy Ghost enlighten 
thee, Who sanctifieth the people of God ; guard thy 
body, save thy soul, direct thy thoughts, and bring 
thee safe to the heavenly country ; Who liveth and 
reigneth One God in Trinity, world without end. 
Amen. 



Prayers for the dying. 

TTNTO Thee, Lord, we commend the soul of 
^ this Thy servant, that dying to the world, he 
may live to Thee ; and whatsoever sins he has com- 
mitted through the frailty of earthly life do Thou 
clear away by Thy most loving and merciful forgive- 
ness ; though Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

O Almighty God, with Whom do live the spirits of 
just men made perfect, after they are delivered from 
their earthly prisons ; we humbly commend the soul 
of this Thy servant, our dear brother, into Thy 
hands, as into the hands of a faithful Creator and 
most merciful Saviour ; most humbly beseeching 
Thee, that it may be precious in Thy sight : wash it, 
we pray Thee, in the Blood of that immaculate 
Lamb, that was slain to take away the sins of the 
world; that whatsoever defilements it may have con- 
tracted in the midst of this miserable and naughty 
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world, through the lust of the flesh or the wiles of 
Satan, being purged and done away, it may be pre* 
sented pure and without spot before Thee. And 
teach us who survive, in this and other like daily 
spectacles of mortality, to see how frail and uncer- 
tain our own condition is ; and so to number our 
days, that we may seriously apply our hearts to that 
holy and heavenly wisdom whilst we live here, which 
may in the end bring us to life everlasting ; through 
the merits of Jesus Christ Thine Only Son our 
Lord. A men. 

A final Commendation of the dying. 

commend thee to Almighty God, beloved 



* " brother : that when thou hast paid the debt 
of humanity, thou mayest return unto Him who hatb 
formed thee of the dust of the ground. As thy soul 
goeth forth from the body, may the bright company 
of angels meet thee : may the judicial senate of 
apostles succour thee : may the triumphant army of 
white-robed martyrs welcome thee : may the glow- 
ing band of confessors surround thee : may the choir 
of virgins receive thee, singing jubilees : may the 
embrace of patriarchs bind thee in their bosom of 
blessed repose : mild and joyous may the aspect of 
Jesus Christ appear to thee ; and may He award 
thee a place for ever among them who wait upon 



Mayest thou never know what is terrifying in 
darkness, or excruciating in misery. Let foulest 
Satan retire from thee, and for ever flee away into 
the vast deep of everlasting night. Let God arise, 
and let His enemies be scattered : let them also that 
hate Him flee before Him : like as wax melteth at 
the fire, so let the ungodly perish at the presence of 
God : but let the righteous be merry and joyful be- 
fore Him. Let all the legions of hell be confounded, 




Him. 



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and be put to shame : and let not the ministers of 
Satan dare to impede thy journey. 

May Christ, Who was crucified for thee, deliver 
thee from every penalty. May Christ deliver thee 
from eternal death, Who deigned to die for thee. 
May He absolve thee from all thy sins, and set thee 
on His right hand in the inheritance of His elect. 
May Christ, the Son of the living God, place thee 
for ever within the green and pleasant pastures of 
His own Paradise : and may the true Shepherd 
recognize thee among His sheep. Mayest thou be- 
hold thy Kedeemer face to face ; and for ever stand- 
ing in His presence among the companies of the 
blessed, mayest thou behold with blessed eyes the 
very Truth, and enjoy the sweetness of divine con- 
templation for ever and ever. Amen. 



9Gn <!Mice for tfje u$t of tfje Cktrgp, 



— # — 

i. 

% "DLESSED be God that liveth for ever : 
15/. And blessed be His Kingdom. 

11. 

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from 
above, and cometh down from the Father of lights. 

Jtf. We give thanks unto the Lord : for He is 
gracious, and His mercy endureth for ever. 

"3^. All things are of God, Who hath reconciled us 
to Himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the 
Ministry of Reconciliation. 

1$/. For He is gracious, and His mercy endureth 
for ever. 

Unto every one of us is given grace according 
to the measure of the gift of Christ. 

Tty. For He is gracious, and His mercy endureth 
for ever. 

$\ We have this treasure in earthen vessels, that 
the excellency of the power may be of God, not of 
us. 

1$. For He is gracious, and His mercy endureth 
for ever. 

"ff. God, Who commanded the light to shine out 
of darkness, hath shined in our hearts to give the 
light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the 
face of Jesus Christ ; that the light of the glorious 
gospel of Christ, Who is the Image of God, might 
shine unto men. 

Tty. For he is gracious, and His mercy endureth 
for ever. 

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$\ We all with open face beholding as in a glass 
the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same 
image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of 
the Lord. 

Jty. For He is gracious, and His mercy endureth 
for ever. 

in. 

$\ We wait for Thy loving-kindness, O God, in 
the midst of Thy temple. 

I?/. Holiness becometh Thine house for ever. 

$\ O turn Thee unto me, and have mercy upon 
me : give Thy strength unto Thy servant and help 
the son of Thine hand-maid. 

Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory 
of Thy Name. 

Blessed is the man whom Thou choosest and 
causest to approach unto Thee, that he may dwell 
in Thy courts. 

I^. We shall be satisfied with the goodness of 
Thy house, even of Thy holy temple. 

"5^". Blessed are they that dwell in Thy house : 

1$. They will be alway praising Thee. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and 
to the Holy Ghost : 

1^. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
shall be, world without end. Amen. 

Then shall be sung this Canticle. 

Isaiah lxii. 1. 

"C^OR Zion's sake will I not hold my peace: and 
for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest ; 
Until the righteousness thereof go forth as bright- 
ness : and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burn- 
etii. 

And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness : 
and all kings thy glory ; 

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Thou shalt be a crown of glory in the hand of 
the Lord : and a royal diadem in the hand of thy 
God. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Then shall be read the Chapter for the Season. 

Chapter for Advent, Ezek. iii. 17. 

Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto 
the house of Israel : therefore hear the word at My 
mouth, and give them warning from me. 

Chapter for Christmas-tide. 1 Tim. vi. 11, 12. 

Follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, 
patience, and meekness. Fight the good fight of 
faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto Thou art 
called, and hast professed a good profession before . 
many witnesses. 

Chapter for Epiphany-tide. Mai. ii. 7. 

The priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they 
should seek the law at his mouth : for he is the 
messenger of the Lord of hosts. 

Chapter for Lent. 2 Tim. iv. 2, 5. 

Preach the word ; be instant in season, out of 
season ; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long-suffer- 
ing and doctrine. Watch thou in all things, endure 
afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full 
proof of thy Ministry. 

Chapter for Easter-tide. Acts xx. 28. 

Take heed unto yourselves, and to all the flock, 
over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you over- 
seers, to feed the Church of God, which He hath 
purchased with His own blood. 

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Chapter for Ascension-tide, Dan. xii. 3. 

They that be wise shall shine as the brightness 
of the firmament ; and they that turn many to right- 
eousness as the stars for ever and ever. 

Chapter for Whitsuntide. I Pet. iv. 10. 

As every man hath received the gift, even so 
minister the same one to another, as good stewards 
of the manifold grace of God. 

Chapter for Trinity-tide. 1 Pet. v. 2-4. 

Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking 
the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but will- 
ingly ; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind ; 
neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being 
ensamples to the flock. And when the Chief Shep- 
herd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory 
that fadeth not away. 

Then shall be read or sung a Selection of Psalms. 
Then may be sung a Hymn. 
Then may be said the Creed. 
"5^. Blessed is he that cometh in the Name of the 
Lord. The Lord be with you : Ity. And with thy 
spirit, 'f'. Let us pray. 

Then, all kneeling, shall be said : 
Lord, have mercy upon us. 
Christ, have mercy upon us. 
Lord, have mercy upon us. 

Our Father, Who art in heaven : Hallowed be 
Thy Name : &c. 

$\ Protect us, save us, be merciful unto us, and 
preserve us by Thy grace, O God. 

I?. Lord, have mercy upon us. 

Praying that we may finish this day in peace 
and without sin, we commend ourselves and each 
other to Christ our God : 

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To Thee, Lord, for Thou art our Sanctifi- 

cation. 

y . Preserve us by Thy holiness all our days : 
Ity. That we may learn Thy righteousness, 
"j^. Spare Thy people, Lord : 
Jty. And bless Thine inheritance. 

Then may be said one or more of the following Prayers. 

1. f\ ETERNAL God, without beginning or 
^-^ end, great in Thy precepts and mighty in 

Thy works ; show us Thy loving-kindness, and burst 
all the chains of our sins. And whether we have 
offended by knowledge or ignorance, or by hardness 
of heart or by weakness, do Thou, O Lord, Who 
knowest the weakness of man, Who art gracious 
and the Lover of mankind, give unto us the remis- 
sion of our sins ; bless us and purify us ; absolve us 
and all Thy people ; fill us with Thy holy fear and 
direct us into Thy holy and gracious will. Grant 
that we may ever offer unto Thee reasonable sacri- 
fices, sacrifices of benediction and spiritual incense. 
Let our prayers as the incense enter within the veil, 
into the Holy of Holies. Remember, O Lord, our 
congregation and bless them : and let Thy people 
accomplish Thy will, through the grace and mercy 
and love to man of Thine Only-Begotten Son, our 
Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. A men. 

2. O God, great in power, unsearchable in wis- 
dom, and wonderful in Thy counsels towards the 
sons of men ; Who hast been pleased to call us Thy 
servants to minister before Thee ; grant that we 
may be preserved in conversation irreproachable, 
and in faith unfeigned. Make us perfect in obey- 
ing Thee in all things, according to Thy good pleas- 
ure, that we may approve ourselves worthy of the 
priestly office. Replenish us with the gifts of Thy 
Holy Spirit, that we may be worthv to stand before 

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Thy holy altar unblamably, to preach the gospel of 
Thy kingdom, to minister the word of Thy truth, to 
present unto Thee spiritual gifts and sacrifices : that 
at the second coming of our great God and Saviour 
Jesus Christ Thine Only-Begotten Son, we may 
receive the reward of Thy faithful servants, through 
the abundance of Thy mercies : for Thine is the 
kingdom and the power and the glory, for ever and 
ever. Amen. 

3. Most gracious God, the Giver of all good and 
perfect gifts, give us a large portion of the grace of 
Thy Holy Spirit : and so replenish us with the 
truth of Thy doctrine, and endue us with innocency 
of life, that we may faithfully serve before Thee, to 
the glory of Thy great Name, and the benefit of Thy 
holy Church : through Jesus Christ our only Media- 
tor and Redeemer. Amen. 

4. O Merciful God and Eternal King, give a 
prosperous course to our service : do Thou preside 
over Thy holy flock, and guide the wills of all into 
the observance of Thy commands, that by the devo- 
tion of Thy people we may become pleasing in Thy 
sight ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

o. Do Thou. O Lord, endue our mouth with 
power to proclaim Thy truth, and bless our work 
with more abundant richness of grace, that Thou in 
Thy loving-kindness mayest both justify us Thy 
ministering servants, and save the flock intrusted to 
our care. Whatever Thou seest corrupt in them, 
do Thou make sound : whatever Thou discernest 
vicious in us, do Thou cure : whatever guilt they 
may have contracted through our carelessness, do 
Thou put away. If in anything they have fallen 
into sin by the stumbling-block of our example, par- 
don them, and render not to us the punishment our 
fault deserves. But let the rebukes we have admin- 
istered in censure of others conduce to their salva- 
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tion ; and let the pleading of our prayer recall them 
from the error they have committed ; — so that Thou 
mayest vouchsafe pardon to their iniquities, and wash 
away the offence of which we have been guilty 
through our own unworthiness. Incline Thine ear, 
O God, to our supplication, and write us, and those 
committed to us, in Thy book ; whereby we may be 
able to dwell with Thee in everlasting peace ; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

6. Grant to us, we beseech Thee, Almighty God, 
that by Thy grace we may so order ourselves as to 
be worthy of our high vocation, and may afford to 
Thy faithful people the example of a right conversa- 
tion ; and that their everlasting salvation may be- 
come our reward in Thy heavenly kingdom ; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

7. We humbly beseech Thy Majesty that we may 
be found at our Lord's coming ministering to our 
fellow-servants their portion of meat in due season : 
that in our dealings with Thy servants we may be 
careful to join affection with rebuke, and needful 
censure with love : and that wisely discharging the 
service committed to us, we may not incur the guilt 
of neglecting to increase our Lord's deposit, but 
may receive profit from having multiplied Thy tal- 
ents, whereof we have been the stewards. And 
since it is of Thy gift, not of any merit or desert of 
ours, that we serve the heavenly Mysteries, do Thou 
graciously interpose Thy guidance r that we may so 
faithfully discharge our trust, that we may obtain 
an eternal reward of Thine infinite mercy ; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Before Service. 

8. O Life-giving Master and Bestower of good 
things, Who hast given unto men the blessed hope 
of everlasting life ; grant us to perform this Divine 

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Service unto Thee in holiness, that we may enjoy 
the blessedness to come; and, being continually 
guarded by Thy power, and guided into the light of 
truth, may render unto Thee all glory, "worship and 
thanksgiving, now and evermore. Amen. 

9. God Most High, Who dwellest in the holy 
place, make us holy, and bring us near to Thee, 
cleansing us from all defilement of the flesh and 
spirit, that we may perform this worship in Thy 
fear : for Thou art our God, blessed and glorified 
for ever. Amen. 

10. O Lord, open Thou my mouth that I may 
bless Thy Holy Name : cleanse my heart from all 
vain, perverse, and distracting thoughts : enlighten 
my mind, and inflame my affections, that I may 
worthily, intently, and devoutly fulfil my service, 
and that my prayers may be graciously accepted 
before Thy Divine Majesty ; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 

Before Preaching. 

11. Almighty and Everlasting God, the Source 
and Perfection of all virtues ; grant me to do what 
is right and to preach what is true, that Thy faith- 
ful people may be edified in the knowledge and love 
of Thee ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

12. Deign, I entreat Thee, O Lord, to bestow 
upon me the seven-fold gifts of Thy most Blessed 
Spirit, and pour out Thy grace upon my lips, that I 
may worthily speak of Thy Glory and Name, and 
preach the unsearchable riches of Thy wisdom and 
goodness, to the comfort of Thy waiting people ; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Before the Eucharistic Celebration. 

13. O Most Merciful God, incline Thy loving ears 
to my prayers, and illuminate my heart with the 
grace of the Holy Spirit, that I may be enabled 

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worthily to minister to Thy Mysteries, and to love 
Thee with an everlasting love, and to attain ever- 
lasting joys ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

14. Hear us, Almighty God, and cleanse us from 
all impurity of sin, that we who attend on the heav- 
enly sacraments may be free from all offence, and 
being strengthened in good works, may be confirmed 
in unwavering perseverance; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 

15. Make us, we beseech Thee, Almighty God, 
to be so arrayed in righteousness, that we may be 
enabled to rejoice in the gladness of Thy saints ; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

16. Rejoicing, O Lord, in the richness of Thy 
gifts, we humbly pray that as Thou hast given us 
power to hold this Ministry, so Thou wilt give us 
grace sufficient to fulfil it ; through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

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€§c Scorning IBatrt)- 



AN OFFICE FOR THE DAWN OF DAY. 
I. 

f. T3LESSED be our God, now and for ever : 
~8jt. Even unto ages of ages. 

ii. 

$\ Of old Thou hast laid the foundation of the 
earth, and the heavens are the work of Thy hands. 

T$f. Thou art from everlasting. 

"Ht. Be Thou exalted, O God, above the heavens, 
and Thy glory above all the earth. 

1^. All the earth shall worship Thee, sing of 
Thee, and praise Thy Name. 

"J^*. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and 
to the Holy Ghost : 

Bf, As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
shall be, world without end. Amen. 

Then shall be sung this Canticle. 
Deus, Deus mens. Psalm lxiii. 1. 

OGOD, Thou art my God : early will I seek 
Thee. 

My soul thirsteth for Thee : my flesh also longeth 
after Thee in a barren and dry land where no 
water is. 

Thus have I looked for Thee in holiness : that I 
might behold Thy power and glory ; 

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For Thy loving-kindness is better than the life 
itself : my lips shall praise Thee. 

As long as I live will I magnify Thee in this 
manner : and lift up my hands in Thy Name. 

My soul shall be satisfied, even as it were with 
marrow and fatness : when my mouth praiseth Thee 
with joyful lips. 

Have I not remembered Thee in my bed : and 
thought upon Thee when I was waking ? 

Because Thou hast been my Helper : therefore 
under the shadow of Thy wings will I rejoice. 

My soul hangeth upon Thee : Thy right hand 
hath upholden me. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Then shall the Reader say the Chapter. 
Watch ye therefore ; for ye know not when the 
Master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, 
or at the cock-crowing, or in the morning : lest 
coming suddenly He find you sleeping. 

Then shall be read or sung a Selection of Psalms. 
Then may be read a Lesson from Holy Scripture. 
Then may be sung a Hymn. 
f. The Lord be with you : B/. And with thy 
spirit, ^f. Let us pray. 

Then all kneeling shall say : 

Lord, have mercy upon us. 
Christ, have mercy upon us. 
Lord, have mercy upon us. 

Our Father, Who art in heaven : Hallowed be 
Thy Name : &c. 

*ff. O Lord, show Thy mercy upon us : 
Ity. And grant us Thy salvation. 

Then may be said a Morning Prayer. 
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AN OFFICE FOR SUN-RISE OR THE EARLY 
MORNING. 

I. 

f. "DLESSED art Thou, O Lord our God, 

King of eternal glory : 
Ity. And to be praised and exalted above all for 
ever. 

ii. 

y. From the rising of the sun unto the going 
down of the same, the Lord's Name be praised. 

'~Sf. Thou makest the outgoings of the morning 
and evening to rejoice. 

Thou visitest the earth and blessest it : 

1$. Thou greatly enrichest it with the river of 
God. 

Thou waterest her furrows, Thou sendest rain 
into the little valleys thereof : 

Ity. And blessest the increase of it. 

$\ Thou crownest the year with Thy goodness, 
and Thy clouds drop fatness. 

Tfyf. They drop upon the pastures of the wilder- 
ness, and the little hills rejoice on every side. 

in. 

Blessed art Thou, O Lord our God, the God 
of our salvation : 

Iy r . Who turnest the shadow of death into the 

morning. 

IF- I will sing of Thy power and will praise Thy 
mercy betimes in the morning : for Thou hast been 
my Defence. 

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1$. I laid me down and slept, and rose up again : 
for the Lord sustained me. 

f. O send out Thy light and Thy truth, that 
they may lead me. 

i^. Lead me, O Lord, in Thy righteousness. 

"f r . Teach me to do the thing that pleaseth Thee, 
for Thou art my God. 

1$. O quicken Thou me in Thy way. 

Of. Show Thou me the way that I should walk in : 

Ity. For I lift up my soul unto Thee. 

"J^. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and 
to the Holy Ghost : 

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
shall be, world without end. Amen. 

Then shall be sung this Canticle, or a Hymn. 

Venite 9 Exultemus> Domino. 

f \ COME, let us sing unto the Lord : let us 
^-^ heartily rejoice in the strength of our salvation. 

Let us come before His presence with thanksgiv- 
ing : and show ourselves glad in Him with psalms. 

For the Lord is a great God : and a great King 
above all gods. 

In His hand are all the corners of the earth : and 
the strength of the hills is His also. 

The sea is His, and He made it : and His hands 
prepared the dry land. 

O come, let us worship and fall down : and kneel 
before the Lord our Maker. 

For He is the Lord our God : and we are the 
people of His pasture and the sheep of His hand. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Then shall the Reader say the Chapter for the day. 
Chapter for Sunday. 1 Tim. i. 17. 

Now unto the King Eternal, Immortal, Invisible, 
the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever 
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and ever. ~BJ. Amen. $\ By Thy Resurrection, 
O Christ, raise us up unto newness of life : i^. O 
Thou that dwellest in the heavens. 

Chapter for Monday. 1 Pet. v. 5. 

Be clothed with •humility : for God resisteth the 
proud, and giveth grace to the humble. 

Chapter for Tuesday. 1 Cor. xvi. 13, 14. 

Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like 
men, be strong. Let all things be done with 
charity. 

Chapter for Wednesday. Isaiah lv. 7. 

Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unright- 
eous man his thoughts : and let him return unto the 
Lord, and He will have mercy on him ; and to our 
God, for He will abundantly pardon. 

Chapter for Thursday. Phil. iii. 23, 24. 

Whatsoever ye do, do it heartily as to the Lord, 
and not unto men ; knowing that^ of the Lord ye 
shall receive the reward of the inheritance : for ye 
serve the Lord Christ. 

Chapter for Friday. 1 Pet. ii. 21, 22. 

Christ suffered for us, leaving us an example that 
ye should follow His steps ; Who did no sin, neither 
was guile found in His mouth. 

Chapter for Saturday. Rom. xiii. 12. 

The night is far spent, the day is at hand : let us 
therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us 
put on the armour of light. Let us walk honestly 
as in the day. 

Then shall be read or sung a Selection of Psalms. 
Then may be read a Lesson from Holy Scripture. 
Then shall be sung the following Canticle. 
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THE EARLY ORISON. 



Benedictus. (3.) Luke i. 68. 

BLESSED be the Lord God of Israel : for He 
hath visited and redeemed His people ; 
And hath raised up a mighty salvation for us : in 
the house of His servant David ; 

As He spake by the mouth of His holy prophets : 
which have been since the world began ; 

That we being delivered out of the hand of our 
enemies : might serve Him without fear, 

In holiness and righteousness before Him : all the 
days of our life ; 

Through the tender mercy of our God : whereby 
the Day-Spring from on high hath visited us ; 

To give light to them that sit in darkness and in 
the shadow of death : and to guide our feet into the 
way of peace. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Then shall be said the Apostles' Creed. 
I believe in God the Father Almighty : Maker of 

heaven and earth : &c. 

"ft. God is the Lord who hath showed us light : 
15/. Blessed is He that cometh in the Name of the 

Lord. 

% The Lord be with you: R?. And with thy 
spirit. 

Ht. Let us pray. 

Then, all kneeling, shall be said: 
Lord, have mercy upon us. 
Christ, have mercy upon us. 
Lord, have mercy upon us. 

OUR Father, Who art in heaven : Hallowed be 
Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy Will be 
done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day 
our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we 
forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us 
not into temptation : But deliver us from evil. Amen. 
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% Lord, be merciful unto me : 
ty. Heal my soul, for I have sinned against Thee. 
if. Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day with- 
out sin. 

1^. O Lord, have mercy upon us. 

"jf . O Lord, let Thy mercy lighten upon us : 

15/. As our trust is in Thee. 

Then shall be said a Collect for the Season. 
Then may be said one or more Prayers for the Day. 

Then may be said on every day during Easter-tide and 
Trinity-tide the Verses and Responses following the Lord's 
Prayer in the Service for Early Easter Morn. On every day 
from Christmas to Quinquagesima may be said the Verses 
and Responses in the Christmas-Eve Service, beginning with 
the Verse, " Thou the Only-Begotten Son, the Word Incar- 
nate, the Immortal, <fc," and ending with the Response to 
the Prayer for Peace, "For Thou, owr God, art Holy : and to 
Thee we offer up our praise." On every day during the other 
seasons of the year, and also during Trinity -tide, may be said 
the Intercessions concluding the Passion-tide Service. But, 
on eveiy Friday in the year may be said the Passion-tide 
Litany. 

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AN OFFICE FOR NOON. 
I. 

f. TVLESSED be the Name of the Lord : 
Rf. Henceforth, world without end. 

^\ Our help is in the Name of the Lord : 

RJ. Who hath made heaven and earth. 

"j^. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and 
to the Holy Ghost : 

Ity. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
shall be, world without end. Amen. 

Then shall be sung a Hymn or Canticle. 
Then shall the Reader say the Chapter. Jas. i. 12. 

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation : for 
when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life 
which the Lord hath promised to them that love 
Him. 1^. Incline my heart unto Thy testimonies, 
and not to covetousness. Turn away mine eyes, 
lest they behold vanity : 1$. And quicken Thou me 
in Thy way. 

Then shall be read or sung a Selection of Psalms. 
Then may be read a Lesson from Holy Scripture. 
Then may be sung a Hymn. 
Then may be said the Apostles' Creed. 
% The Lord be with you : R/. And with thy 
spirit. 

f. Let us pray. 

Then, all kneeling, shall be said: 
Lord, have mercy upon us. 
Christ, have mercy upon us. 

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Lord, have mercy upon us. 

Our Father, Who art in heaven: Hallowed be 
Thy Name : &c. 

Then shall be said a Collect for the Season. 

Then shall be said the Mid-day Litany. 

"J^. Let us pray for the peace and unity of the 
Church : 

15/. Let there be peace in Thy city, and abun- 
dance in Thy towers. 

Y- For every estate of men in the Church : 

B/. Let Thy priests be clothed with righteous- 
ness : and let Thy saints sing with joyfulness. 

% For our rulers : 

B/. Lord, direct and prosper our rulers : and 
mercifully hear us, when we call upon Thee. 

y. For all Christian people : 

B/. O Lord, save Thy people and bless Thine in- 
heritance : govern them and set them up for ever. 

"jf. For our benefactors : 

B/. For Thy Name's sake, O Lord, bestow eternal 
life on all them that do £Ood to us. 
y . For them that travel : 

B/. The Lord uphold their goings in Thy paths, 
that their footsteps slip not. 

For the faithful that are at sea : 

B/. Hear us, O God of our salvation, Thou that 
art the Hope of all the ends of the earth, and of 
them that remain in the broad sea. 

jf. For them that are at discord : 

B/. The peace of God, which passeth all under- 
standing, keep their hearts and minds in Christ 
Jesus. 

For them that persecute and calumniate us : 
B/. The Lord forgive them. 
S"' For them that are penitent : 
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B/. Turn Thee again, O Lord, at the last, and be 
gracious unto Thy servants. 

Of. For thein that are in affliction and captivity : 
Bf. Deliver Israel, O God, out of all his troubles. 
if. For the sick : 

Bf. Send, O Lord, Thy word, and save them 
from their destruction. 

y - . For all the faithful, departing this mortal life : 

BJ. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and 
may light perpetual shine upon them. 

"ft. May they rest in peace. 

BJ. Amen. 

Y* For our brethren that are absent : 
B/. My God, save Thy servants who put their 
trust in Thee. 

Send them help from the sanctuary : 
B/. And strengthen them out of Zion. 
Y- For ourselves : 

Bf. Deliver us, O God, for the glory of Thy 
Name : and be merciful unto our sins for Thy 
Name's sake. 

$\ Be unto us, O Lord, a strong tower : 
BJ. From the face of the enemy. 

O Lord, hear our prayer : 
Bf. And let our cry come unto Thee. 

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AN OFFICE FOR SUNSET OR EVEN. 
I. 

ft. T3LESSED be the Name of the Lord : 
Ity. Henceforth, world without end. 

ii. 

ft. The Lord is high above all people : 
And His glory above the heavens. 
ft. Great is our Lord, and great is His power : 
~B?. Yea, and His wisdom is infinite. 
ft. By the Word of the Lord were the heavens 
made : 

Ity. And all the hosts of them by the Breath of 
His mouth. 

ft. The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord : 
Jtf. And His mercy is over all His works. 
ft. The eyes of all wait upon Thee, O Lord ; 
1$. And Thou givest them their meat in due 
season. 

ft r . Thou openest Thy hand : 
Tty. And fillest all things living with plenteous- 
ness. 

ft. Blessed art Thou, Lord our God, King of 
eternal glory. 

The Lord's Name is praised from the rising 
up of the sun unto the going down of the same. 

ft. He sent redemption unto His people ; He 
hath commanded His covenant for ever : 
ty. Holy and reverend is His Name. 

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^. I will magnify Thee, O God my King : 
Hp. And I will praise Thy Name for ever and 
ever. 

I will offer to Thee the sacrifice of thanks- 
giving : 

Hf. And will call upon the Name of the Lord. 
^f. Let my prayer be set forth in Thy sight as 
the incense : 

Hp. And let the lifting up of my hands be an 
evening sacrifice. 

^* Save, Lord, and hear us, O King of heaven, 
when we call upon Thee. 

Hp. In Thee hath been my hope all the day long. 
Lead me in Thy truth and teach me : 

Hp. For Thou art the God of my salvation. 

$\ Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and 
to the Holy Ghost : 

Hp. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
shall be, world without end. Amen. 

Then shall be sung this Canticle, or a Hymn. 

Magnificat, Luke i. 46. 

MY soul doth magnify the Lord : and my spirit 
hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. 
For He hath regarded : the lowliness of His 
hand-maiden. 

For behold, from henceforth : all generations shall 
call me blessed. 

For He that is mighty hath magnified me : and 
holy is His Name. 

And His mercy is on them that fear Him : 
throughout all generations. 

He hath showed strength with His arm : He 
hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their 
hearts. 

He hath put down the mighty from their seat : 
and hath exalted the humble and meek. 

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He hath filled the hungry with good things : and 
the rich He hath sent empty away. 

He remembering His mercy hath holpen His ser- 
vant Israel : as He promised to our forefathers, 
Abraham and his seed, for ever. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 
Then shall the Reader say the Chapter for the day. 
Chapter for Sunday. Rev. vii. 12. 

Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving 
and honour and power and might be unto our God 
for ever and ever. B/. Amen. 

Chapter for Monday. 1 John iv. 7. 

Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of 
God : and every one that loveth is born of God, and 
knoweth God. 

Chapter for Tuesday. Phil. iv. 15, 17. 

Rejoice in the Lord always ; and again I say, Re- 
joice. Let your moderation be known unto all men. 
The Lord is at hand. 

Chapter for Wednesday. 1 John ii. 15, 17. 

If any man love the world, the love of the Father 
is not in him. The world passeth away and the 
lust thereof : but he that doeth the will of God 
abideth for ever. 

Chapter for Tliursday. 2 Thess. iii. 5. 

The Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, 
and into the patient waiting for Christ. 

Chapter for Friday. Jer. vi. 16. 
Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in the ways, and 
see and ask for the old paths, where is the good 
way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for 
your souls. 

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Chapter for Saturday. Phil. iii. 14, 15, 

Put on Charity, which is the bond of perfectness : 
and let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the 
which also ye are called in one body : and be ye 
thankful. 

Then shall be read or sung a Selection of Psalms. 
Then may be read a Lesson from Holy Scripture. 
Then shall be sung this Evening Hymn : 

rpHOU joyful Light of the holy glory of the Im- 
mortal Father, heavenly, holy, blessed : O Jesus 
Christ ; — 

We being come to the setting of the sun, and be- 
holding the evening light : praise God, Father, Son 
and Holy Ghost. 

Thou art worthy at all times to be hymned with 
hallowed voices, O Son of God, that givest life : 
wherefore the world glorifieth Thee. 

Then shall be said : 

$\ To Thee, O glorious, unfading Light, we offer 
our evening worship : to Thee, Who, being incar- 
nate, didst in the fulness of time come into the 
world, and having suffered on the cross didst de- 
scend into Hades, and disperse the darkness, and 
didst show unto the nations the light of the Resur- 
rection. 

1^. Glory be to Thee, O Lord, the Giver of light. 

Or, instead of this Hymn, with the^. and ISf. following, may 
be sung another Hymn at the discretion of the Minister. 

Tf> Let us pray. 

Then, all kneeling, shall be said : 

^. Have mercy upon me, O God, after Thy 
great goodness : 

1$. According to the multitude of Thy mercies 
do away mine offences. 

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^. Wash me throughly from my wickedness : 

B$. And cleanse me from my sin. 

"if. For I acknowledge my faults : 

BJ. And my sin is ever before me. 

"jh Turn Thy face from my sins : 

Bf. And put out all my misdeeds. 

"jf. Make me a clean heart, O God : 

Bp. And renew a right spirit within me 

Cast me not away from Thy presence : 
Bp. A nd take not Thy Holy Spirit from me. 
'f r . O give me the comfort of Thy help again : 
Ttf. And stablish me with Thy free Spirit. 
f. O Lamb of God, Who takest away the sin of 
the world : 

Bf. Grant us Thy peace. 

^F. O Saviour of the world, Who by Thy cross 
and precious blood hast redeemed us : 

Bp. Save us and help us, we humbly beseech 
Thee, O Lord. 

Then shall all say the Lord's Prayer. 

Our Father, Who art in heaven : Hallowed be 
Thy Name : &c. 

Then shall be said a Collect for the Season. 
Then may be said this Litany. 

"J^. We beseech Thee, O Lord, for the peace 
which is from above, and for the salvation of our 
souls. 

Bf. We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord. 

f. For the peace of the whole world, for the 
welfare of Thy holy churches, and for the unity of 
them all. 

B?. We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord. 

^. For all bishops, pastors and deacons of Thy 
holy Church, that they may be filled with grace and 
the knowledge of Thy word, and abound in good 
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works to the edifying of Thy people and the praise 
of Thy Name. 

1$. We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord. 

TP. For all who enter Thy holy Church with faith, 
piety and godly fear, that they may increase more 
and more in Thy Holy Spirit. 

T$. We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord. 

$\ For all the young, that they may grow in 
wisdom and true godliness. 

Bp. We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord. 

"5^. For all who wander in unbelief, that they 
may be converted and come to the knowledge of 
the truth. 

I^. We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord. 

"j^. For all rulers upon earth, for our legislators 
and governors and judges, that they may have wis- 
dom and strength to do Thy will and advance the 
prosperity of Thy people. 

T$. We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord. 

iff. For all Thy people, that in health and secur- 
ity they may enjoy the increase of the fruits of the 
earth. 

1B$. We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord. 

^. For all who travel by land or by water, for 
all prisoners and captives, for all widows and or- 
phans, for all sick and dying persons, that they may 
have health and salvation. 

15/. We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord. 
For all in affliction, sorrow or necessity, that 
they may have consolation and deliverance. 

if. We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord. 
For the pardon and remission of our sins and 
offences, and for all things good and profitable for 
our souls. 

1$. We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord. 
'f'. For the angel of peace to be a faithful guide 
and guardian of our souls and bodies. 

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THE EVENSONG. 



B?. We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord. 

if. That it may please Thee to protect us at a : 
times, and especially this present evening and thi 
approaching night, from every enemy, from vaii. 
imaginations, and from evil thoughts. 

Rf. We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord. 

if. We pray that we may pass this evening in 
holiness, peace and innocence. 

Tty. We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord. 

if. That we may end our days here in penitence 
and peace, without sin and without confusion of face ; 
and that we may give a good account at the dread- 
ful tribunal of Jesus Christ. 

Ity. We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord. 

if. We commend ourselves and our whole life to 
Thee, O Christ : for Thou art our Sanctification. 

1$}. Protect us, save us, and preserve us by Thy 
grace, O God. 

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AN OFFICE FOR THE BEGINNING OF NIGHT 
I. 

f. "DLESSED be the Name of the Lord : 
1%. Henceforth, world without end. 
"J^. Our help is in the Name of the Lord : 
1$/. Who hath made heaven and earth. 

ii. 

^t. Unto Thee lift I up my mine eyes, O Thou 
that dwellest in the heavens. 

~E$. Our eyes wait upon the Lord our God, until 
He have mercy upon us. 

Or* Unto Thee lift I up mine eyes, O Thou that 
dwellest in the heavens. 

Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy 
upon us. 

Unto Thee, O Lord, will I lift up my soul ; 
my God, I have put my trust in Thee : 
O let me not be confounded. 
^. Enter not into judgment with Thy servant, O 
Lord : 

1$. For in Thy sight shall no man living be justi- 
fied. 

% Lord, lift Thou up the light of Thy counte- 
nance upon me. 

1$. Be Thou my strong Eock and House of de- 
fence, that Thou mayest save me. 

in. 

^. The Lord is my Light and my Salvation : 
whom then shall I fear ? 

301 



THE NIGHT WATCH. 



K\ The Lord is the Strength of my life : of whom 
then shall I be afraid ? 

y. Consider and hear me, O Lord my God : 

If. Lighten mine eyes that I sleep not in death. 

"jK I will lay me down in peace and take my rest : 

Iy7. For it is Thou, Lord, only, that niakest me 
dwell in safety. 

V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to 
the Holy Ghost : 

T$J. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
shall be, world without end. Amen. 

Then shall be sung a Hymn. 
Then shall the Header say the Chapter. Jer. xiv. 9. 
Thou, Lord, art in the midst of us, and we are 
called by Thy Name ; leave us not. 1$. Thanks 
be to God. 

V . Keep me as the apple of- the eye : 

ly . Hide me under the shadow of Thy wings. 

Then shall be read or sung a Selection of Psalms. 
Then shall be sung this Canticle. 
Nunc Dimittis. Luke ii. 29. 
T ORD, now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in 
peace : according to Thy word. 
For mine eyes have seen Thy Salvation : which 
Thou hast prepared before the face of all people ; 

A Light to lighten the Gentiles : and the Glory 
of Thy people Israel. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Then shall be said : 
Our help cometh even from the Lord : 
ly . Who hath made heaven and earth. 
V. The Lord preserve thee from all evil. 
Ip. It is He that shall keep thy soul. 
y . He shall give His angels charge over thee to 
keep thee in all thy ways. 

302 



THE NIGHT WATCH. 



1$. The Lord Himself is thy Keeper. 

if. He shall give His angels charge over thee. 
The Lord is thy Defence upon thy right hand. 

if. His faithfulness and truth shall be thy shield 
and buckler. 

He that keepeth thee will not sleep. 

if. Behold, He that keepeth Israel shall neither 
slumber nor sleep. 

15/. Thou, Lord, art my Hope. 

if. Thou art my Hope and my Stronghold ; my 
God, in Him will I trust. 

15/. I will lay me down in peace, and take my 
rest. 

if. Let us pray. 

Then, all kneeling, shall be said : 

Lord, have mercy upon us. 
Christ, have mercy upon us. 
Lord, have mercy upon us. 

Our Father, Who art in heaven : Hallowed be 
Thy Name : &c. 

if, I said, Lord, be merciful unto me : 

Heal my soul, for I have sinned against Thee. 

f, O Lamb of God, Who takest away the sin of 
the world : 

1^. Grant us Thy peace. 

if. Into Thy hands I commend my spirit : 

1$. For Thou hast redeemed me, O Lord, Thou 
God of truth. 

if. Lighten our darkness, we beseech Thee, O 
Lord, and by Thy great mercy defend us from all 
perils and dangers of this night ; for the love of Thy 
Only Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ. A men, 
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PART I. 
THE SEVEN PENITENTIAL PSALIS. 

Selection 1. 

(First Penitential Psalm.) 
Psalm xxxii. Bead, quorum. 

BLESSED is he whose unrighteousness is for- 
given : and whose sin is covered. 

2 Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord ini- 
puteth no sin : and in whose spirit there is no guile. 

3 For while I held my tongue : my bones con- 
sumed away through my daily complaining. 

4 For thy hand is heavy upon me day and 
night : and my moisture is like the drought in sum- 
mer. 

5 I will acknowledge my sin unto thee : and 
mine unrighteousness have I not hid. 

6 I said, I will confess my sins unto the Lord : 
and so thou forgavest the wickedness of my sin. 

7 For this shall every one that is godly make his 
prayer unto thee, in a time when thou mayest be 
found : but in the great water-floods they shall not 
come nigh him. 

8 Thou art a place to hide me in, thou shalt pre- 
serve me from trouble : thou shalt compass me 
about with songs of deliverance. 

9 I will inform thee, and teach thee in the way 
wherein thou shalt go : and I will guide thee with 
mine eye. 

10 Be ye not like to horse and mule, which have 
no understanding : whose mouths must be held with 
bit and bridle, lest they fall upon thee. 

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Sel. 1. THE PSALMS. 

11 Great plagues remain for the ungodly: but 
whoso putteth his trust in the Lord, mercy embrac- 
eth him on every side. 

12 Be glad, O ye righteous, and rejoice in the 
Lord : and be joyful, all ye that are true of heart. 

(Second Penitential.) 
Psalm cxxx. De profundis. 




UT of the deep have I called unto thee, O 
Lord : Lord, hear my voice. 



2 O let thine ears consider well : the voice of 
my complaint. 

3 If thou, Lord, wilt be extreme to mark what is 
done amiss : O Lord, who may abide it ? 

4 For there is mercy with thee : therefore shalt 
thou be feared. 

5 I look for the Lord ; my soul doth wait for 
him : in his word is my trust. 

6 My soul fleeth unto the Lord : before the 
morning watch, I say, before the morning watch. 

7 O Israel, trust in the Lord, for with the Lord 
there is mercy : and with him is plenteous redemp- 
tion. 

8 And he shall redeem Israel : from all his sins. 

(Third Penitential.) 
Psalm vi. Domine, ne in furore. 
f\ LORD, rebuke me not in thine indignation : 
^ neither chasten me in thy displeasure. 

2 Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am weak : 
O Lord, heal me, for my bones are vexed. 

3 My soul also is sore troubled : but, Lord, how 
long wilt thou punish me ? 

4 Turn thee, O Lord, and deliver my soul : 
save me for thy mercy's sake. 

5 For in death no man remembereth thee : and 
who will give thee thanks in the pit ? 

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THE PSALMS. Sel. 2. 



6 I am weary of my groaning ; every night wash 
I my bed : and water my couch with my tears. 

7 My beauty is gone for very trouble : and worn 
away because of all mine enemies. 

8 Away from me, all ye that work vanity : for 
the Lord hath heard the voice of my weeping. 

9 The Lord hath heard my petition: the Lord 
will receive my prayer. 

10 All mine enemies shall be confounded, and 
sore vexed : they shall be turned back, and put to 
shame suddenly. 

Selection 2. 

(Fourth Penitential.) 

Psalm xxxviii. Domine, ne in furore. 

T>UT me not to rebuke, O Lord, in thine anger : 
neither chasten me in thy heavy displeasure. 

2 For thine arrows stick fast in me : and thy 
hand presseth me sore. 

3 There is no health in my flesh, because of thy 
displeasure : neither is there any rest in my bones, 
by reason of my sin. 

4 For my wickednesses are gone over my head : 
and are like a sore burden, too heavy for me to bear. 

5 My wounds stink, and are corrupt : through 
my foolishness. 

6 I am brought into so great trouble and misery : 
that I go mourning all the day long. 

7 For my loins are filled with a sore disease : 
and there is no whole part in my body. 

8 I am feeble, and sore smitten : I have roared 
for the very disquietness of my heart. 

9 Lord, thou knowest all my desire : and my 
groaning is not hid from thee. 

10 My heart panteth, my strength hath failed 
me : and the sight of mine eyes is gone from me. 

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Sel. 2. 



THE PSALMS. 



11 My lovers and my neighbors did stand look- 
ing upon niy trouble : and my kinsmen stood afar 
o£ 

12 They also that sought after my life laid snares 
for me : and they that went about to do me evil 
talked of wickedness, and imagined deceit all the 
day long. 

13 As for me, I was like a deaf man, and heard 
not : and as one that is dumb, who doth not open 
his mouth. 

14 I became even as a man that heareth not : 
and in whose mouth are no reproofs. 

1 5 For in thee, O Lord, have I put my trust : 
thou shalt answer for me, O Lord my God. 

16 1 have required that they, even mine enemies, 
should not triumph over me : for when my foot 
slipped, they rejoiced greatly against me. 

1 7 And I truly am set in the plague : and my 
heaviness is ever in my sight. 

18 For I will confess my wickedness: and be 
sorry for my sin. 

19 But mine enemies live, and are mighty: and 
they that hate me wrongfully are many in number. 

20 They also that reward evil for good are 
against me : because I follow the thing that good is. 

21 Forsake me not, O Lord my God : be not 
thou far from me. 

22 Haste thee to help me: O Lord God of my 
salvation. 

(Fifth Penitential.) 
Psalm li. Miserere mei, Deus. 

XT AVE mercy upon me, O God, after thy great 
■***■ goodness : according to the multitude of thy 

mercies do away mine offences. 

2 Wash me througrhlv from mv wickedness : 
and cleanse me from my sin. 

SOS 



THE PSALMS. 



Sel. 2 . 



3 For I acknowledge my faults : and my sin is 
ever before me. 

4 Against thee only have I sinned, and done this 
evil in thy sight : that thou mightest be justified in 
thy saying, and clear when thou art judged. 

5 Behold, I was shapen in wickedness : and in 
sin hath my mother conceived me. 

6 But lo, thou requirest truth in the inward parts : 
and shalt make me to understand wisdom secretly. 

7 Thou shalt purge me with hyssop, and I shall 
be clean : thou shalt wash me, and I shall be whiter 
than snow. 

8 Thou shalt make me hear of joy and gladness : 
that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. 

9 Turn thy face from my sins : and put out all 
my misdeeds. 

10 Make me a clean heart, O God : and renew a 
right spirit within me. 

11 Cast me not away from thy presence : and 
take not thy Holy Spirit from me. 

12 O give me the comfort of thy help again : and 
stablish me with thy free Spirit. 

13 Then shall I teach thy ways unto the wicked : 
and sinners shall be converted unto thee. 

14 Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, thou 
that art the God of my health : and my tongue 
shall sing of thy righteousness. 

15 Thou shalt open my lips, O Lord : and my 
mouth shall shew thy praise. 

16 For thou desirest no sacrifice, else would I 
give it thee : but thou delightest not in burnt-offer- 
ings. 

17 The sacrifice of God is a troubled spirit : a 
broken and contrite heart, O God, shalt thou not 
despise. 

18 be favourable and gracious unto Sion : 
build thou the walls of Jerusalem. 

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Sel. 3. THE PSALMS. 



19 Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifice 
of righteousness, with the burnt-offerings and obla- 
tions : then shall they offer young bullocks upon 
thine altar. 

Selection 3. 

(Sixth Penitential.) 
Psalm cii. Domine, exaudi. 




EAR my prayer, O Lord : and let my crying 

come unto thee. 



2 Hide not thy face from me in the time of my 
trouble : incline thine ear unto me when I call ; O 
hear me, and that right soon. 

3 For my days are consumed away like smoke : 
and my bones are burnt up as it were a fire-brand. 

4 My heart is smitten down, and withered like 
grass : so that I forget to eat my bread. 

5 For the yoice of my groaning : my bones will 
scarce cleave to my flesh. 

6 I am become like a pelican in the wilderness : 
and like an owl that is in the desert. 

7 I have watched, and am even as it were a spar- 
row : that sitteth alone upon the house-top. 

8 Mine enemies revile me all the day long : and 
they that are mad upon me are sworn together 
against me. 

9 For I have eaten ashes as it were bread : and 
mingled my drink with weeping ; 

10 And that because of thine indignation and 
wrath : for thou hast taken me up, and cast me 

down. 

1 1 My days are gone like a shadow : and I am 
withered like grass. 

12 But, thou, O Lord, shalt endure forever ; and 
thy remembrance throughout all generations. 

13 Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Sion : 

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THE PSALMS. 



Sel. 3. 



for it is time that thou have mercy upon her, yea, 
the time is come. 

14 And why ? thy servants think upon her 
stones : and it pitieth them to see her in the dust. 

15 The heathen shall fear thy Name, O Lord : 
and all the kings of the earth thy Majesty ; 

16 When the Lord shall build up Sion : and 
when his glory shall appear ; 

17 When he turneth him unto the prayer of the 
poor destitute : and despiseth not their desire. 

18 This shall be written for those that come 
after : and the people which shall be born shall 
praise the Lord. 

19 For he hath looked down from his sanctuary : 
out of the heaven did the Lord behold the earth ; 

20 That he might hear the mournings of such as 
are in captivity : and deliver the children appointed 
unto death ; 

21 That they may declare the Name of the Lord 
in Sion : and his worship at Jerusalem ; 

22 When the people are gathered together : and 
the kingdoms also, to serve the Lord. 

23 He brought down my strength in my journey : 
and shortened my days. 

24 But I said, O my God, take me not away in 
the midst of mine age : as for thy years, they endure 
throughout all generations. 

25 Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the 
foundation of the earth : and the heavens are the 
work of thy hands. 

26 They shall perish, but thou shalt endure : 
they all shall wax old as doth a garment ; 

27 And as a vesture shalt thou change them, and 
they shall be changed : but thou art the same, and 
thy years shall not fail. 

28 Tiie children of thy servants shall continue : 
and their seed shall stand fast in thy sight. 

311 



Sel.3. the psalms. 



( Seventh Penitential. ) 
Psalm cxliii. Domine f exaudi. 

HEAR my prayer, O Lord, and consider my de- 
sire : hearken unto me for thy truth and right- 
eousness' sake. 

2 And enter not into judgment with thy servant : 
for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. 

3 For the enemy hath persecuted my soul ; he 
hath smitten my life down to the ground : he hath 
laid me in the darkness, as the men that have been 
long dead. 

4 Therefore is my spirit vexed within me : and 
my heart within me is desolate. 

5 Yet do I remember the time past ; I muse upon 
all thy works : yea, I exercise myself in the works 
of thy hands. 

6 1 stretch forth my hands unto thee : my soul 
gaspeth unto thee as a thirsty land. 

7 Hear me, Lord, and that soon, for my spirit 
waxeth faint : hide not thy face from me, lest I be 
like unto them that go down into the pit. 

8 let me hear thy loving-kindness betimes in 
the morning, for in thee is my trust : shew thou me 
the way that I should walk in, for I lift up my soul 
unto thee. 

9 Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies : for I 
flee unto thee to hide me. 

10 Teach me to do the thing that pleaseth thee, 
for thou art my God : let thy loving Spirit lead me 
forth into the land of righteousness. 

11 Quicken me, O Lord, for thy Name's sake : 
and for thy righteousness* sake bring my soul out of 
trouble. 

12 And of thy goodness slay mine enemies: and 
destroy all them that vex my soul ; for I am thy ser- 
vant. 

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PART II. 
PSALMS OF SUPPLICATION. 



Selection 4. 

Psalm xxxix. Dixi, custodiam. 

T SAID, I will take heed to my ways : that I 
offend not in my tongue. 

2 I will keep my mouth as it were with a bridle : 
while the ungodly is in my sight. 

3 I held my tongue, and spake nothing : I kept 
silence, yea, even from good words ; but it was pain 
and grief to me. 

4 My heart was hot within me, and while I was 
thus musing the fire kindled : and at the last I spake 
with my tongue ; 

5 Lord, let me know mine end, and the number 
of my days : that I may be certified how long I have 
to live. 

6 Behold, thou hast made my days as it were a 
span long : and mine age is even as nothing in re- 
spect of thee ; and verily every man living is alto- 
gether vanity. 

7 For man walketh in a vain shadow, and dis- 
quieteth himself in vain : he heapeth up riches, and 
cannot tell who shall gather them. 

8 And now, Lord, what is my hope : truly my 
hope is even in thee. 

9 Deliver me from all mine offences : and make 
me not a rebuke unto the foolish. 

10 I became dumb, and opened not my mouth : 
for it was thy doing. 

11 Take thy plague away from me : I am even 
consumed by the means of thy heavy hand. 

313 



Sel. 4. THE PSALMS. 



1 2 When thou with rebukes dost chasten man for 
sin, thou makest his beauty to consume away, like 
as it were a moth fretting a garment : every man 
therefore is but vanity. 

13 Hear my prayer, O Lord, and with thine ears 
consider my calling : hold not thy peace at my 
tears. 

14 For I am a stranger with thee : and a so- 
journer, as all my fathers were. 

15 O spare me a little, that I may recover my 
strength : before I go hence, and be no more- seen. 

Psalm xc. Domine, refugium* 
T ORD, thou hast been our refuge : from one gen- 



eration to another. 

2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or 
ever the earth and the world were made : thou art 
God from everlasting, and world without end. 

3 Thou turnest man to destruction : again thou 
sayest, Come again, ye children of men. 

4 For a thousand years in thy sight are but as 
yesterday : seeing that is past as a watch in the 
night. 

5 As soon as thou scatterest them they are even 
as a sleep : and fade away suddenly like the grass. 

6 In the morning it is green, and groweth up : 
but in the evening it is cut down, dried up, and 
withered. 

7 For we consume away in thy displeasure : and 
are afraid at thy wrathful indignation. 

8 Thou hast set our misdeeds before thee : and 
our secret sins in the light of thy countenance. 

9 For when thou art angry all our days are gone : 
we bring our years to an end, as it were a tale that 
is told. 

10 The days of our age are threescore years and 
ton ; and though men be so strong that they come to 




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THE PSALMS. Sel. 5. 



fourscore years : yet is their strength then but labor 
and sorrow ; so soon passeth it away, and we are 
gone. 

11 But who regardeth the power of thy wrath: 
for even thereafter as a man feareth, so is thy dis- 
pleasure. 

12 So teach us to number our days : that we may 
apply our hearts unto wisdom. 

13 Turn thee again, O Lord, at the last : and be 
gracious unto thy servants. 

14 O satisfy us with thy mercy, and that soon : 
so shall Ave rejoice and be glad all the days of our 
life. 

15 Comfort us again now after the time that thou 
hast plagued us : and for the years wherein we have 
suffered adversity. 

16 Shew thy servants thy work : and their chil- 
dren thy glory. 

1 7 And the glorious Majesty of the Lord our God 
be upon us : prosper thou the work of our hands 
upon us, O prosper thou our handy-work. 

Selection 5. 

Psalm lxxxviii. Domine Deus. 

f\ LORD God of my salvation, I have cried day 
" and night before thee : O let my prayer enter 
into thy presence, incline thine ear unto my calling. 

2 For my soul is full of trouble : and my life 
draweth nigh unto hell. 

3 I am counted as one of them that go down into 
the pit : and I have been even as a man that hath 
no strength. 

4 Free among the dead, like unto them that are 
wounded, and lie in the grave : who are out of re- 
membrance, and are cut away from thy hand. 

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Sel. 5. THE PSALMS. 



5 Thou hast laid ine in the lowest pit : in a pla( 

of darkness, and in the deep. 

6 Thine indignation lieth hard upon me: an< 
thou hast vexed me with all thy storms. 

7 Thou hast put away mine acquaintance fai 
from me : and made me to be abhorred of them. 

8 I am so fast in prison : that I cannot get forth. 

9 My sight faileth for very trouble : Lord, I have 
called daily upon thee, I have stretched forth my 
hands unto thee. 

10 Dost thou shew wonders among the dead : or 
shall the dead rise up again, and praise thee ? 

11 Shall thy loving-kindness be shewed in the 
grave : or thy faithfulness in destruction ? 

12 Shall thy wondrous works be known in the 
dark : and thy righteousness in the land where all 
things are forgotten ? 

13 Unto thee have I cried, O Lord : and early 
shall my prayer come before thee. 

14 Lord, why abhorrest thou my soul : and hidest 
thou thy face from me ? 

15 I am in misery, and like unto him that is at 
the point to die : even from my youth up thy terrors 
have I suffered with a troubled mind. 

16 Thy wrathful displeasure goeth over me : and 
the fear of thee hath undone me. 

1 7 They came round about me daily like water : 
and compassed me together on every side. 

18 My lovers and friends hast thou put away 
from me : and hid mine acquaintance out of my 
sight. 

Psalm lxiv. Exaudi, Deus. 

TTEAR my voice, O God, in my prayer : preserve 
my life from fear of the enemy. 
2 Hide me from the gathering together of the 
froward : and from the insurrection of wicked doers ; 
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THE PSALMS. Sel. 5. 



3 Who have whet their tongue like a sword : 
and shoot out their arrows, even bitter words ; 

4 That they may privily shoot at him that is per- 
fect : suddenly do they hit him, and fear not. 

5 They encourage themselves in mischief : and 
commune among themselves how they may lay snares, 
and say, that no man shall see them. 

6 They imagine wickedness, and practice it : 
that they keep secret among themselves, every man 
in the deep of his heart. 

7 But God shall suddenly shoot at them with a 
swift arrow : that they shall be wounded. 

8 Yea, their own tongues shall make them fall : 
insomuch that whoso seeth them shall laugh them to 
scorn. 

9 And all men that see it shall say, This hath 
God done : for they shall perceive that it is his 
work. 

10 The righteous shall rejoice in the Lord, and 
put his trust in him : and all they that are true of 
heart shall be glad. 

Psalm liv. Deus, in nomine. 
AVE me, O God, for thy Name's sake : and 
Nc avenge me in thy strength. 

2 Hear my prayer, O God : and hearken unto 
the words of my mouth. 

3 For strangers are risen up against me : and ty- 
rants, which have not God before their eyes, seek 
after my soul. 

4 Behold, God is my helper : the Lord is with 
them that uphold my soul. 

5 He shall reward evil unto mine enemies : de- 
stroy thou them in thy truth. 

6 An offering of a free heart will I give thee, and 
praise thy Name, O Lord : because it is so comfort- 
able. 

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Sel. 6. THE PSALMS. 



7 For he hath delivered me out of all my trouble : 
and mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine ene- 
mies. 

Selection 6. 

Psalm lxix. Salvum me fac. 

SAVE me, God : for the waters are come in, 
even unto my soul. 

2 I stick fast in the deep mire, where no ground 
is : I am come into deep waters, so that the floods 
run over me. 

3 I am weary of crying ; my throat is dry : my 
sight faileth me for waiting so long upon my God. 

4 They that hate me without a cause are more 
than the hairs of my head : they that are mine ene- 
mies, and would destroy me guiltless, are mighty. 

5 I paid them the things that I never took : God, 
thou knowest my simpleness, and my faults are not 
hid from thee. 

6 Let not them that trust in thee, O Lord God 
of hosts, be ashamed for my cause : let not those 
that seek thee be confounded through me, O Lord 
God of Israel. 

7 And why ? for thy sake have I suffered re- 
proof: shame hath covered my face. 

8 I am become a stranger unto my brethren : 
even an alien unto my mother's children. 

9 For the zeal of thine house hath even eaten 
me : and the rebukes of them that rebuked thee are 
fallen upon me. 

10 I wept, and chastened myself with fasting: 
and that was turned to my reproof. 

11 I put on sackcloth also : and they jested upon 
me. 

12 They that sit in the gate speak against me : 
and the drunkards make songs upon me. 

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THE PSALMS. 



Sel. 6. 



13 But, Lord, I make my prayer unto thee : in 
an acceptable time. 

14 Hear me, O God) in the multitude of thy 
mercy : even in the truth of thy salvation. 

15 Take me out of the mire, that I sink not: O 
let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out 
of the deep waters, 

16 Let not the water-flood drown me, neither let 
the deep swallow me up : and let not the pit shut 
her mouth upon me. 

1 7 Hear me, O Lord, for thy loving-kindness is 
comfortable : turn thee unto me according to the 
multitude of thy mercies. 

18 And hide not thy face from thy servant, for I 
am in trouble : O haste thee, and hear me. 

19 Draw nigh unto my soul, and save it : O de- 
liver me, because of mine enemies. 

20 Thou hast known my reproof, my shame, and 
my dishonour : mine adversaries are all in thy 
sight. 

21 Thy rebuke hath broken my heart ; I am full 
of heaviness : I looked for some to have pity on me, 
but there was no man, neither found I any to com- 
fort me. 

22 They gave me gall to eat : and when I was 
thirsty they gave me vinegar to drink. 

23 Let their table be made a snare to take them- 
selves withal : and let the things that should have 
been for their wealth be unto them an occasion of 
falling. 

24 Let their eyes be blinded, that they see not : 
and ever bow thou down their backs. 

25 Pour out thine indignation upon them : and 
let thy wrathful displeasure take hold of them. 

26 Let their habitation be void : and no man to 
dwell in their tents. 

27 For they persecute him whom thou hast smit- 

319 



Sel. 7. 



THE PSALMS. 



ten : and t&ey talk how they may vex them whom 
thou hast wounded. 

28 Let them fall from one wickedness to another : 
and not come into thy righteousness. 

29 Let them be wiped out of the book of the liv- 
ing : and not be written among the righteous. 

30 As for me, when I am poor and in heaviness : 
thy help, O God, shall lift me up. 

3 1 I will praise the Name of God with a song : 
and magnify it with thanksgiving. , 

32 This also shall please the Lord : better than a 
bullock that hath horns and hoofs. 

33 The humble shall consider this, and be glad : 
seek ye after God, and your soul shall live. 

34 For the Lord heareth the poor : and despiseth 
not his prisoners. 

35 Let heaven and earth praise him : the sea, 
and all that moveth therein. 

36 For God will save Sion, and build the cities 
of Judah : that men may dwell there, and have it 
in possession. 

3 7 The posterity also of his servants shall inherit 
it : and they that love his Name shall dwell therein. 

Selection 7- 

Psalm xxii. Deus, Deus meus. 
"A TY God, my God, look upon me ; why hast thou 
-^"^ forsaken me : and art so far from my health, 
and from the words of my complaint ? 

2 my God, I cry in the day-time, but thou 
hearest not : and in the night-season also I take no 
rest. 

3 And thou continuest holy : O thou worship of 
Israel. 

4 Our fathers hoped in thee : they trusted in 
thee, and thou didst deliver them. 

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Sel. 7. 



5 They called upon thee, and were holpen : they 
put their trust in thee, and were not confounded. 

6 But as for me, I am a worm, and no man : a 
very scorn of men, and the out-cast of the people. 

7 All they that see me laugh me to scorn : they 
shoot out their lips, and shake their heads, saying, 

8 He trusted in God, that he would deliver him : 
let him deliver him, if he will have him. 

9 But thou art he that took me out of my moth- 
er's womb : thou wast my hope, when I hanged yet 
upon my mother's breasts. 

10 I have been left unto thee ever since I was 
born : thou art my God even from my mother's 
womb. 

11 O go not from me, for trouble is hard at hand : 
and there is none to help me. 

1 2 Many oxen are come about me : fat bulls of 
Basan close me in on every side. 

13 They gape upon me with their mouths : as it 
were a ramping and a roaring lion. 

14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones 
are out of joint : my heart also in the midst of my 
body is even like melting wax. 

15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and 
my tongue cleaveth to my gums : and thou shalt 
bring me into the dust of death. 

16 For many dogs are come about me : and the 
counsel of the wicked layeth siege against me. 

1 7 They pierced my hands and my feet ; I may tell 
all my bones : they stand staring and looking upon 
me. 

18 They part my garments among them : and 
cast lots upon my vesture. 

19 But be not thou far from me, O Lord : thou 
art my succour, haste thee to help me. 

20 Deliver my soul from the sword : my darling 
from the power of the dog. 

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Sel. 7. THE PSALMS. 



21 Save me from the lion's mouth: thou hast 
heard me also from among the horns of the uni- 
corns. 

22 I will declare thy Name unto my brethren : 
in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee. 

23 O praise the Lord, ye that fear him : magnify 
him, all ye of the seed of Jacob, and fear him, all 
ye seed of Israel ; 

24 For he hath not despised nor abhorred the 
low estate of the poor : he hath not hid his face 
from him, but when he called unto him he heard 
him. 

25 My praise is of thee in the great congrega- 
tion : my vows will I perform in the sight of them 
that fear him. 

26 The poor shall eat, and be satisfied : they that 
seek after the Lord shall praise him; your heart 
shall live for ever. 

27 All the ends of the world shall remember 
themselves, and be turned unto the Lord : and all 
the kindreds of the nations shall worship before him. 

28 For the kingdom is the Lord's : and he is the 
Governor among the people. 

29 All such as be fat upon earth: have eaten, 
and worshipped. 

30 All they that go down into the dust shall 
kneel before him : and no man hath quickened his 
own soul, 

31 My seed shall serve him : they shall be 
counted unto the Lord for a generation. 

32 They shall come, and the heavens shall de- 
clare his righteousness : unto a people that shall be 
born, whom the Lord hath made. 

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THE PSALMS. Sel. 8. 



Selection 8. 

Psalm xxxi. In te, Domine, speravi. 

TN thee, O Lord, have I put my trust : let me 
never be put to confusion, deliver me in thy 
righteousness. 

2 Bow down thine ear to me : make haste to de- 
liver me. 

3 And be thou my strong rock, and house of 
defence : that thou mayest save me. 

4 For thou art my strong rock, and my castle : be 
thou also my guide, and lead me for thy Name's sake. 

5 Draw me out of the net, that they have laid 
privily for me : for thou art my strength. 

6 Into thy hands I commend my spirit : for thou 
hast redeemed me, O Lord, thou God of truth. 

7 I have hated them that hold of superstitious 
vanities : and my trust hath been in the Lord. 

8 I will be glad, and rejoice in thy mercy : for 
thou hast considered my trouble, and hast known 
my soul in adversities. 

9 Thou hast not shut me up into the hand of the 
enemy : but hast set my feet in a large room. 

10 Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am in 
trouble : and mine eye is consumed for very heavi- 
ness ; yea, my soul and my body. 

11 For my life is waxen old with heaviness: and 
my years with mourning. 

12 My strength faileth me, because of mine iniq- 
uity : and my bones are consumed. 

13 I became a reproof among all mine enemies, 
but especially among my neighbors : and they of 
mine acquaintance were afraid of me ; and they that 
did see me without conveyed themselves from me. 

14 I am clean forgotten, as a dead man out of 
mind : I am become like a broken vessel. 

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Sel. 8. THE PSALMS. 



15 For I have heard the blasphemy of the multi- 
tude : and fear is on every side, while they conspire 
together against me, and take their counsel to take 
away my life. 

16 But my hope hath been in thee, O Lord : I 
have said, Thou art my God. 

1 7 My time is in thy hand ; deliver me from the 
hand of mine enemies : and from them that perse- 
cute me. 

18 Shew thy servant the light of thy countenance : 
and save me for thy mercy's sake. 

19 Let me not be confounded, O Lord, for I have 
called upon thee : let the ungodly be put to confu- 
sion, and be put to silence in the grave. 

20 Let the lying lips be put to silence : which 
cruelly, disdainfully, and despitefully, speak against 
the righteous. 

21 O how plentiful is thy goodness, which thou 
hast laid up for them that fear thee : and that thou 
hast prepared for them that put their trust in thee, 
even before the sons of men ! 

22 Thou shalt hide them privily by thine own 
presence from the provoking of all men : thou shalt 
keep them secretly in thy tabernacle from the strife 
of tongues. 

23 Thanks be to the Lord : for he hath shewed 
me marvellous great kindness in a strong city. 

24 And when I made haste, I said : I am cast 
out of the sight of thine eyes. 

25 Nevertheless, thou heardest the voice of my 
prayer : when I cried unto thee. 

26 O love the Lord, all ye his saints : for the 
Lord preserveth them that are faithful, and plen- 
teously rewardeth the proud doer. 

27 Be strong, and he shall establish your heart: 
all ye that put your trust in the Lord. 

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THE PSALMS. 



Sel. 9- 



Selection 9. 

Psalm xl. Expectans expectavi. 

I WAITED patiently for the Lord : and he in- 
clined unto me, and heard my calling. 

2 He brought me also out of the horrible pit, out 
of the mire and clay : and set my feet upon the 
rock, and ordered my goings. 

3 And he hath put a new song in my mouth : 
even a thanksgiving unto our God. 

4 Many shall see it, and fear : and shall put their 
trust in the Lord. 

5 Blessed is the man that hath set his hope in 
the Lord : and turned not unto the proud, and to 
such as go about with lies. 

6 O Lord my God, great are the wondrous works 
which thou hast done, like as be also thy thoughts 
which are to us-ward : and yet there is no man that 
ordereth them unto thee. 

7 If I should declare them, and speak of them : 
they should be more than I am able to express. 

8 Sacrifice and meat-offering thou wouldest not : 
but mine ears hast thou opened. 

9 Burnt-offerings and sacrifice for sin hast thou 
not required : then said I, Lo, I come, 

10 In the volume of the book it is written of me, 
that I should fulfil thy will, O my God : I am con- 
tent to do it ; yea, thy law is within my heart. 

11 I have declared thy righteousness in the great 
congregation : lo, I will not refrain my lips, O Lord, 
and that thou knowest. 

12 I have not hid thy righteousness within my 
heart : my talk hath been of thy truth, and of thy 
salvation. 

13 I have not kept back thy loving mercy and 
truth : from the great congregation. 

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Sel. 9. THE PSALMS. 



14 Withdraw not thou thy mercy from me, O 
Lord : let thy loving-kindness and thy truth alway 

preserve me. 

15 For innumerable troubles are come about me ; 
my sins have taken such hold upon me that I am 
not able to look up : yea, they are more in number 
than the hairs of my head, and my heart hath failed 
me. 

16 O Lord, let it be thy pleasure to deliver me: 
make haste, O Lord, to help me. 

17 Let them be ashamed, and confounded to- 
gether, that seek after my soul to destroy it : let 
them be driven backward, and put to rebuke, that 
wish me evil. 

18 Let them be desolate, and rewarded with 
shame : that say unto me, Fie upon thee, fie upon 
thee. 

19 Let all those that seek thee be joyful and glad 
in thee : and let such as love thy salvation say al- 
way, The Lord be praised. 

20 As for me, I am poor and needy : but the 
Lord careth for me. 

21 Thou art my helper and redeemer : make no 
long tarrying, my God. 

Psalm xvi. Conserva 7?ie, Domine. 

"DEE SERVE me, God : for in thee have I put 
■*■ my trust, 

2 my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord : Thou 
art my God, my goods are nothing unto thee. 

3 All my delight is upon the saints, that are in 
the earth : and upon such as excel in virtue. 

4 But they that run after another god : shall 
have great trouble. 

5 Their drink-offerings of blood will I not of- 
fer : neither make mention of their names within my 
lips. 

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THE PSALMS. Sel 10, 



6 The Lord himself is the portion of mine inherit- 
ance, and of my cup : thou shalt maintain my lot. 

7 The lot is fallen unto me in a fair ground : yea, 
I have a goodly heritage. 

8 I will thank the Lord for giving me warning : 
my reins also chasten me in the night-season. 

9 I have set God always before me : for he is on 
my right hand, therefore I shall not fall. 

10 Wherefore my heart was glad, and my glory 
rejoiced : my flesh also shall rest in hope. 

11 For why? thou shalt not leave my soul in 
hell : neither shalt thou suffer thy Holy One to see 
corruption. 

12 Thou shalt shew me the path of life ; in thy 
presence is the fulness of joy : and at thy right hand 
there is pleasure for evermore. 

Selection 10. 

Psalm lxxxvi. Inclina, Domine. 

BOW down thine ear, O Lord, and hear me : for 
I am poor, and in misery. 

2 Preserve thou my soul, for I am holy : my God, 
save thy servant that putteth his trust in thee. 

3 Be merciful unto me, O Lord : for I will call 
daily upon thee. 

4 Comfort the soul of thy servant : for unto thee, 
O Lord, do I lift up my soul. 

5 For thou, Lord, art good and gracious : and of 
great mercy unto all them that call upon thee. 

6 Give ear, Lord, unto my prayer : and ponder 
the voice of my humble desires. 

7 Tn the time of my trouble I will call upon thee : 
for thou hearest me. 

8 Among the gods there is none like unto thee, 
O Lord : there is not one that can do as thou doest. 

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Sel. 10. THE PSALMS. 



9 All nations whom thou hast made shall come 
and worship thee, O Lord : and shall glorify thy 
Name. 

10 For thou art great, and doest wondrous things : 
thou art God alone. 

11 Teach me thy way, O Lord, and I will walk 
in thy truth : O knit my heart unto thee, that I 
may fear thy Name. 

12 1 will thank thee, O Lord my God, with all 
my heart : and will praise thy Name for evermore. 

13 For great is thy mercy toward me : and thou 
hast delivered my soul from the nethermost hell. 

14 O God, the proud are risen against me : and 
the congregations of naughty men have sought after 
my soul, and have not set thee before their eyes. 

15 But thou, O Lord God, art full of compassion 
and mercy : long-suffering, plenteous in goodness 
and truth. 

16 O turn thee then unto me, and have mercy 
upon me : give thy strength unto thy servant, and 
help the son of thine handmaid. 

17 Shew some token upon me for good, that they 
who hate me may see it, and be ashamed : because 
thou, Lord, hast holpen me, and comforted me. 

Psalm cxlii. Voce mea ad Dominum. 

r CRIED unto the Lord with my voice : yea, 
even unto the Lord did I make my supplication. 

2 I poured out my complaints before him : and 
shewed him of my trouble. 

3 When my spirit was in heaviness thou knewest 
my path : in the way wherein I walked have they 
privily laid a snare for me. 

4 I looked also upon my right hand : and saw 
there was no man that would know me. 

5 I had no place to flee unto : and no man cared 
for my soul. 

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THE PSALMS. Sel. 11. 



6 I cried unto thee, O Lord, and said : Thou art 
my hope, and my portion in the land of the living. 

7 Consider my complaint : for I am brought very 
low. 

8 O deliver me from my persecutors : for they 
are too strong for me. 

9 Bring my soul out of prison, that I may give 
thanks unto thy Name : which thing if thou wilt 
grant me, then shall the righteous resort unto my 
company. 

Selection 11. 

Psalm xxv. Ad te, Domine, levavi. 

UNTO thee, O Lord, will I lift up my soul ; my 
God, I have put my trust in thee : O let me 
not be confounded, neither let mine enemies triumph 
over me. 

2 For all they that hope in thee shall not be 
ashamed : but such as transgress without a cause 
shall be put to confusion. 

3 Shew me thy ways, O Lord : and teach me 
thy paths. 

4 Lead me forth in thy truth, and learn me ; for 
thou art the God of my salvation : in thee hath been 
my hope all the day long. 

5 Call to remembrance, O Lord, thy tender mer- 
cies : and thy loving-kindnesses, which have been 
ever of old. 

6 O remember not the sins and offences of my 
youth : but according to thy mercy think thou upon 
me, O Lord, for thy goodness. 

7 Gracious and righteous is the Lord : therefore 
will he teach sinners in the way. 

8 Them that are meek shall he guide in judg- 
ment : and such as are gentle, them shall he learn 
his way. 

329 



Sel. 11. 



THE PSALMS. 



9 All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth : 
unto such as keep his covenant, and his testimonies. 

10 For thy Name's sake, O Lord : be merciful 
unto my sin, for it is great. 

11 What man is he, that feareth the Lord : him 
shall he teach in the way that he shall choose. 

12 His soul shall dwell at ease : and his seed 
shall inherit the land. 

13 The secret of the Lord is among them that 
fear him : and he will shew them his covenant. 

14 Mine eyes are ever looking unto the Lord : 
for he shall pluck my feet out of the net. 

15 Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me : 
for I am desolate, and in misery. 

1 6 The sorrows of my heart are enlarged : O 
bring thou me out of my troubles. 

1 7 Look upon my adversity and misery : and for- 
give me all my sin. 

18 Consider mine enemies, how many they are : 
and they bear a tyrannous hate against me. 

19 keep my soul, and deliver me : let me not 
be confounded, for I have put my trust in thee. 

20 Let perfectness and righteous dealing wait 
upon me : for my hope hath been in thee. 

21 Deliver Israel, God : out of all his troubles. 

Psalm lxxvii. Voce mea ad Dominum. 

T WILL cry unto God with my voice : even unto 
God will I cry with my voice, and he shall 
hearken unto me. 

2 In the time of my trouble I sought the Lord : 
my sore ran, and ceased not in the night-season ; 
my soul refused comfort. 

3 When I am in heaviness, I will think upon 
God : when my heart is vexed, I will complain. 

4 Thou boldest mine eyes waking : I am so fee- 
ble, that I cannot speak. 

330 



THE PSALMS. 



Sel. 11. 



5 I have considered the days of old : and the 
years that are past. 

6 I call to remembrance my song : and in the 
night I commune with mine own heart, and search 
out my spirit. 

7 Will the Lord absent himself for ever: and 
will he be no more entreated ? 

8 Is his mercy clean gone for ever : and is his 
promise come utterly to an end for evermore ? 

9 Hath God forgotten to be gracious : and will 
he shut up his loving-kindness in displeasure ? 

10 And I said, It is mine own infirmity : but I 
will remember the years of the right hand of the 
most Highest. 

Ill will remember the works of the Lord : and 
call to mind thy wonders of old time. 

12 1 will think also of all thy works : and my 
talking shall be of thy doings. 

13 Thy way, O God, is holy : who is so great a 
God as our God ? 

14 Thou art the God that doeth wonders : and 
hast declared thy power among the people. • 

15 Thou hast mightily delivered thy people : even 
the sons of Jacob and Joseph. 

16 The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw 
thee, and were afraid : the depths also were troubled. 

17 The clouds poured out water, the air thun- 
dered : and thine arrows went abroad. 

18 The voice of thy thunder was heard round 
about : the lightnings shone upon the ground ; the 
earth was moved, and shook withal. 

19 Thy way is in the sea, and thy paths in the 
great waters : and thy footsteps are not known. 

20 Thou leddest thy people like sheep : by the 
hand of Moses and Aaron. 

331 



Sel. 12. 



THE PSALMS. 



Selection 12. 

Psalm xiii. Usque quo, Domine ? 




OW long wilt thou forget me, O Lord, for ever : 
how long wilt thou hide thy face from me ? 



2 How long shall I seek counsel in my soul, and 
be so vexed in my heart : how long shall mine 
enemies triumph over me ? 

3 Consider and hear me, O Lord my God : 
lighten mine eyes, that I sleep not in death. 

4 Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against 
him : for if I be cast down, they that trouble me 
will rejoice at it. 

5 But my trust is in thy mercy : and my heart 
is joyful in thy salvation. 

6 I will sing of the Lord, because he hath dealt 
so lovingly with me : yea, I will praise the Name of 
the Lord most Highest. 

Psalm lxxi. In te, Domine, speravi. 

TN thee, O Lord, have I put my trust, let me never 
be put to confusion : but rid me, and deliver me, 
in thy righteousness ; incline thine ear unto me, and 
save me. 

2 Be thou my strong hold, whereunto I may 
alway resort : thou hast promised to help me, for 
thou art my house of defence and my castle. 

3 Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the 
ungodly : out of the hand of the unrighteous and 
cruel man. 

4 For thou, O Lord God, art the thing that I 
long for : thou art my hope, even from my youth. 

5 Through thee have I been holden up ever since 
I was born : thou art he that took me out of my 
mother's womb ; my praise shall be always of thee. 

332 



THE PSALMS. Sel. 12. 



6 I am become as it were a monster unto many : 
but my sure trust is in thee. 

7 O let my mouth be filled with thy praise : that 
I may sing of thy glory and honour all the day long. 

8 Cast me not away in the time of age : forsake 
me not when my strength faileth me. 

9 For mine enemies speak against me, and they 
that lay wait for my soul take their counsel together, 
saying : God hath forsaken him ; persecute him, and 
take him, for there is none to deliver him. 

10 Go not far from me, O God : my God, haste 
thee to help me. 

11 Let them be confounded and perish that are 
against my soul : let them be covered with shame 
and dishonour that seek to do me evil. 

12 As for me, I will patiently abide alway : and 
will praise thee more and more. 

13 My mouth shall daily speak of thy righteousness 
and salvation : for I know no end thereof. 

14 I will go forth in the strength of the Lord 
God : and will make mention of thy righteousness 
only. 

15 Thou, O God, hast taught me from my youth 
up until now : therefore will I tell of thy wondrous 
works. 

16 Forsake me not, O God, in mine old age, 
when I am gray-headed : until I have shewed thy 
strength unto this generation, and thy power to all 
them that are yet for to come. 

1 7 Thy righteousness, O God, is very high : and 
great things are they that thou hast done ; O God, 
who is like unto thee ? 

18 O what great troubles and adversities hast 
thou shewed me ! and yet didst thou turn and re- 
fresh me : yea, and broughtest me from the deep of 
the earth again. 

333 



Sbl. 13, THE PSALMS. 



10 Thou hast brought me to great honour: and 
comforted me on every side. 

20 Therefore will I praise thee and thy faithful- 
ness, O God. playing upon an instrument of music : 
unto thee will I sing upon the harp, O thou Holy 
One of Israel. 

21 My lips will be fain when I sing unto thee : 
and so will my soul whom thou hast delivered. 

22 My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness 
all the day long : for they are confounded and 
brought unto shame that seek to do me evil. 

Selection 13. 

Psalm lxii. Nonne Deo ? 

MY soul truly waiteth still upon God : for of him 
cometh my salvation. 

2 He verily is my strength and my salvation : he 
is my defence, so that I shall not greatly fall. 

3 How long will ye imagine mischief against every 
man : ye shall be slain all the sort of you ; yea, as 
a tottering wall shall ye be, and like a broken hedge. 

4 Their device is only how to put him out whom 
God will exalt : their delight is in lies ; they give 
good words with their mouth, but curse with their 
heart. 

5 Nevertheless, my soul, wait thou still upon God : 
for my hope is in him. 

6 He truly is my strength and my salvation : 
he is my defence, so that I shall not fall. 

7 In God is my health, and my glory : the rock 
of my might, and in God is my trust. 

8 O put your trust in him alway, ye people : 
pour out your hearts before him, for God is our 
hope. 

9 As for the children of men, they are but vanity : 

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THE PSALMS. Sel. 13. 



the children of men are deceitful upon the weights, 
they are altogether lighter than vanity itself. 

10 O trust not in wrong and robbery, give not 
yourselves unto vanity : if riches increase, set not 
your heart upon them. 

11 God spake once, and twice I have also heard 
the same : that power belongeth unto God ; 

12 .And that thou, Lord, art merciful : for thou 
rewardest every man according to his work. * 

Psalm cxx. Ad Dominum. 

TITHEN I was in trouble I called upon the Lord : 
* " and he heard me. 

2 Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips : and 
from a deceitful tongue. 

3 What reward shall be given or done unto thee, 
thou false tongue : even mighty and sharp arrows, 
with hot burning coals. 

4 Wo is me, that I am constrained to dwell with 
Mesech : and to have my habitation among the tents 
of Kedar. 

5 My soul hath long dwelt among them : that are 
enemies unto peace. 

6 I labour for peace, but when I speak unto them 
thereof : they make them ready to battle. 

Psalm Ixx. Deus in adjutorium. 




ASTE thee, O God, to deliver me : make haste 
to help me, O Lord. 



2 Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek 
after my soul : let them be turned backward and 
put to confusion that wish me evil. 

3 Let them for their reward be soon brought to 
shame : that cry over me, There, there. 

4 But let all those that seek thee be joyful and 
glad in thee : and let all such as delight in thy sal- 
vation say alway, The Lord be praised. 

335 



Sel. 14. THE PSALMS. 



5 As for me, I am poor and in misery : haste 
thee unto me, God. 

6 Thou art my helper, and my redeemer : O Lord, 
make no loug tarrying. 

Psalm xx. Exaudiat te Dominus. 




HE Lord hear thee in the day of trouble : the 
Name of the God of Jacob defend thee ; 



2 Send thee help from the sanctuary : and 
strengthen thee out of Sion ; 

3 Remember all thy offerings : and accept thy 
burnt-sacrifice ; 

4 Grant thee thy heart's desire : and fulfil all 
thy mind. 

5 We will rejoice in thy salvation, and triumph 
in the Name of the Lord our God : the Lord per- 
form all thy petitions. 

6 Now know I that the Lord helpeth his 
Anointed, and will hear him from his holy heaven : 
even with the wholesome strength of his right hand. 

7 Some put their trust in chariots, and some in 
horses : but we will remember the Name of the 
Lord our God. 

8 They are brought down, and fallen : but we 
are risen, and stand upright. 

9 Save, Lord, and hear us, O King of heaven : 
when we call upon thee. 

Selection 14. 

Psalm xxvi. Judica me, Domine. 

T> E thou my Judge, O Lord, for I have walked 
innocently : my trust hath been also in the 
Lord, therefore shall I not fall. 

2 Examine me, O Lord, and prove me : try out 
my reins and my heart. 

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THE PSALMS. Sel. 14. 



3 For thy loving-kindness is ever before mine 
eyes : and I will walk in thy truth. 

4 I have not dwelt with vain persons: neither 
will I have fellowship with the deceitful. 

5 I have hated the congregation of the wicked : 
and will not sit among the ungodly. 

6 I will wash my hands in innocency, O Lord: 
and so will I go to thine altar ; 

7 That I may shew the voice of thanksgiving : 
and tell of all thy wondrous works. 

8 Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house : 
and the place where thine honour dwelleth. 

9 O shut not up my soul with the sinners : nor 
my life with the blood-thirsty ; 

10 In whose hands is wickedness : and their right 
hand is full of gifts. 

1 1 But as for me, I will walk innocently : O de- 
liver me, and be merciful unto me. 

1 2 My foot standeth right : I will praise the 
Lord in the congregations. 

Psalm xliii. Judica me, Deus. 

GIVE sentence with me, O God, and defend my 
cause against the ungodly people : O deliver 
me from the deceitful and wicked man. 

2 For thou art the God of my strength, why hast 
thou put me from thee : and why go I so heavily, 
while the enemy oppresseth me ? 

3 O send out thy light and thy truth, that they 
may lead me : and bring me unto thy holy hill, and 
to thy dwelling. 

4 And that I may go unto the altar of God, even 
unto the God of my joy and gladness : and upon the 
harp will I give thanks unto thee, O God, my God. 

5 Why art thou so heavy, O my soul : and why 
art thou so disquieted within me ? 

6 O put thy trust in God : for I will yet give 

V 337 



Sel. 15. THE PSALMS. 



him thanks, which is the help of my countenance, 
and my God. 

Psalm cxli. Domine, clamavL 

LORD, I call upon thee, haste thee unto me : and 
consider my voice when I cry unto thee. 

2 Let my prayer be set forth in thy sight as the 
incense : and let the lifting up of my hands be an 
evening sacrifice. 

3 Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth : and 
keep the door of my lips. 

4 O let not mine heart be inclined to any evil 
thing : let me not be occupied in ungodly works 
with the men that work wickedness, lest I eat of 
such things as please them. 

5 Let the righteous rather smite me friendly : 
and reprove me. 

6 But let not their precious balms break my 
head : yea, I will pray yet against their wickedness. 

7 Let their judges be overthrown in stony places : 
that they may hear my words, for they are sweet. 

8 Our bones lie scattered before the pit : like 
as when one breaketh and heweth wood upon the 
earth. 

9 But mine eyes look unto thee, O Lord God : in 
thee is my trust, O cast not out my soul. 

10 Keep me from the snare that they have laid 
for me : and from the traps of the wicked doers. 

11 Let the ungodly fall into their own nets to- 
gether : and let me ever escape them. 

Selection 15. 

Psalm lxiii. Deus, Deus mens. 

r\ GOD, thou art my God : early will I seek thee. 
2 My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh also 

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THE PSALMS. Sel. 15. 



longeth after thee : in a barren and dry land where 
no water is. 

3 Thus have I looked for thee in holiness : that 
I might behold thy power and glory. 

4 For thy loving-kindness is better than the life 
itself: my lips shall praise thee. 

5 As long as I live will I magnify thee in this 
manner : and lift up my hands in thy Name. 

6 My soul shall be satisfied, even as it were with 
marrow and fatness : when my mouth praiseth thee 
with joyful lips. 

7 Have I not remembered thee in my bed : and 
thought upon thee when I was waking ? 

8 Because thou hast been my helper : therefore 
under the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice. 

9 My soul hangeth upon thee : thy right hand 
hath upholden me. 

10 These also that seek the hurt of my soul : they 
shall go under the earth. 

1 1 Let them fall upon the edge of the sword : 
that they may be a portion for foxes. 

12 But the King shall rejoice in God; all they 
also that swear by him shall be commended : for the 
mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped. 

Psalm lxi. Exaudi Deus. 

HEAR my crying, O God : give ear unto my 
prayer. 

2 From the ends of the earth will I call upon 
thee : when my heart is in heaviness. 

3 O set me up upon the rock that is higher than 
I : for thou hast been my hope, and a strong tower 
for me against the enemy. 

4 I will dwell in thy tabernacle for ever : and 
my trust shall be under the covering of thy wings. 

5 For thou, O Lord, hast heard my desires : and 
hast given an heritage unto those that fear thy Name. 

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Sel. 15. 



THE PSALMS. 



6 Thou shalt grant the King a long life : that his 
years may endure throughout all generations. 

7 He shall dwell before God for ever : O prepare 
thy loving mercy and faithfulness, that they may 
preserve him. 

8 So will I alway sing praise unto thy Name : 
that I may daily perform my vows. 

Psalm xlii. Quemadmodum. 




IKE as the hart desireth the water-brooks : so 
' longeth my soul after thee, O God. 



2 My soul is athirst for God, yea, even for the 
living God : when shall I come to appear before the 
presence of God ? 

3 My tears have been my meat day and night : 
while they daily say unto me, Where is now thy 
God? 

4 Now when I think thereupon, I pour out my 
heart by myself : for I went with the multitude, and 
brought them forth into the house of God ; 

5 In the voice of praise and thanksgiving : among 
such as keep holy-day. 

6 Why art thou so full of heaviness, O my soul : 
and why art thou so disquieted within me ? 

7 Pat thy trust in God : for I will yet give him 
thanks for the help of his countenance. 

8 My God, my soul is vexed within me : there- 
fore will I remember thee concerning the land of 
Jordan, and the little hill of Hermon. 

9 One deep calleth another, because of the noise 
of the water-pipes : all thy waves and storms are 
gone over me. 

10 The Lord hath granted his loving-kindness in 
the day-time : and in the night-season did I sing 
of him, and made my prayer unto the God of my 
life. 

11 I will say unto the God of my strength, Why 

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hast thou forgotten me : why go I thus heavily, 
while the enemy oppresseth me ? 

12 My bones are smitten asunder as with a sword : 
while mine enemies that trouble me cast me in the 
teeth ; 

13 Namely, while they say daily unto me : 
Where is now thy God ? 

14 Why art thou so vexed, O my soul : and why 
art thou so disquieted within me ? 

15 put thy trust in God : for I will yet thank 
him, which is the help of my countenance, and my 
God. 

Selection 16. 

Psalm lxxxiv. Quam dilecta ! 

OHOW amiable are thy dwellings : thou Lord 
of hosts ! 

2 My soul hath a desire and longing to enter into 
the courts of the Lord : my heart and .my flesh re- 
joice in the living God. 

3 Yea, the sparrow hath found her an house, and 
the swallow a nest where she may lay her young : 
even thy altars, O Lord of hosts, my King and my 
God. 

4 Blessed are they that dwell in thy house : they 
will be always praising thee. 

5 Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee : 
in whose heart are thy ways. 

6 Who going through the vale of misery use it for 
a well : and the pools are filled with water. 

7 They will go from strength to strength : and 
unto the God of gods appeareth every one of them 
in Sion. 

8 O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer : hearken, 
O God of Jacob. 

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Sel. 16. THE PSALMS. 



9 Behold, God our defender: and look upon 

the face of thine Anointed. 

10 For one day in thy courts : is better than a 
thousand. 

Ill had rather be a door-keeper in the house of 
my God : than to dwell in the tents of ungodliness. 

1 2 For the Lord God is a light and defence : the 
Lord will give grace and worship, and no good thing 
shall he withhold from them that live a godly life. 

13 O Lord God of hosts : blessed is the man that 
putteth his trust in thee. 

Psalm cxxii. Lcetatus sum, 

I WAS glad when they said unto me : We will go 
into the house of the Lord. 

2 Our feet shall stand in thy gates : O Jerusalem. 

3 Jerusalem is built as a city : that is at unity in 

itself. 

4 For thither the tribes go up, even the tribes of 
the Lord : to testify unto Israel, to give thanks unto 
the Name of the Lord. 

5 For there is the seat of judgment : even the 
seat of the house of David. 

6 pray for the peace of Jerusalem : they shall 
prosper that love thee. 

7 Peace be within thy walls : and plenteousness 
within thy palaces. 

8 For my brethren and companions' sakes : I will 
wish thee prosperity. 

9 Yea, because of the house of the Lord our God : 
I will seek to do thee good. 

Psalm xxvii. Dominus illuminatio. 

rpHE Lord is my light, and my salvation : whom 
x then shall I fear : the Lord is the strength of 
my life ; of whom then shall I be afraid ? 

2 When the wicked, even mine enemies and my 
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foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh : they stum- 
bled and fell. 

3 Though an host of men were laid against me, 
yet shall not my heart be afraid : and though there 
rose up war against me, yet will I put my trust in 
him. 

4 One thing have I desired of the Lord, which I 
will require : even that I may dwell in the house of 
the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the fair 
beauty of the Lord, and to visit his temple. 

5 For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in 
his tabernacle : yea, in the secret place of his dwell- 
ing shall he hide me, and set me up upon a rock of 
stone. 

6 And now shall he lift up mine head : above 
mine enemies round about me. 

7 Therefore will I offer in his dwelling an obla- 
tion with great gladness : I will sing, and speak 
praises unto the Lord. 

8 Hearken unto my voice, O Lord, when I cry 
unto thee : have mercy upon me, and hear me. 

9 My heart hath talked of thee, Seek ye my face : 
Thy face, Lord, will I seek. 

10 O hide not thou thy face from me : nor cast 
thy servant away in displeasure. 

11 Thou hast been my succour : leave me not, 
neither forsake me, O God of my salvation. 

12 When my father and my mother forsake me : 
the Lord taketh me up. 

13 Teach me thy way, O Lord : and lead me in 
the right way, because of mine enemies. 

14 Deliver me not over into the will of mine ad- 
versaries : for there are false witnesses risen up 
against me, and such as speak wrong. 

15 I should utterly have fainted : but that I be- 
lieve verily to see the goodness of the Lord in the 
land of the living. 

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Sel. 17. THE PSALMS. 



16 tarry thou the Lord's leisure: be strong, 
and he shall comfort thine heart ; and put thou thy 
trust in the Lord. 

Selection 17. 

Psalm lxxix. Deus, venerunt. 

OGOD, the heathen are come into thine inherit- 
ance : thy holy temple have they defiled, and 
made Jerusalem an heap of stones. 

2 The dead bodies of thy servants have they 
given to be meat unto the fowls of the air : and the 
flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the land. 

3 Their blood have they shed like water on every 
side of Jerusalem : and there was no man to bury 
them. 

4 We are become an open shame to our enemies : 
a very scorn and derision unto them that are round 
about us. 

5 Lord, how long wilt thou be angry : shall thy 
jealousy burn like fire for ever ? 

6 Pour out thine indignation upon the heathen 
that have not known thee : and upon the kingdoms 
that have not called upon thy Name, 

7 For they have devoured Jacob : and laid waste 
his dwelling-place. 

8 O remember not our old sins, but have mercy 
upon us, and that soon : for we are come to great 
misery. 

9 Help us, God of our salvation, for the glory 
of thy Name : O deliver us, and be merciful unto 
our sins, for thy Name's sake. 

10 Wherefore do the heathen say : Where is now 
their God ? 

11 let the vengeance of thy servants' blood 
that is shed : be openly shewed upon the heathen 
in our sight. 

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THE PSALMS. Sel. 17. 



12 O let the sorrowful sighing of the prisoners 
come before thee : according to the greatness of thy 
power, preserve thou those that are appointed to 
die. 

13 And for the blasphemy wherewith our neigh- 
bours have blasphemed thee : reward thou them, O 
Lord, seven-fold into their bosom. 

14 So we, that are thy people, and sheep of thy 
pasture, shall give thee thanks for ever: and will 
alway be shewing forth thy praise from generation 
to generation. 

Psalm lxxx. Qui regis Israel. 

TTEAK, O thou Shepherd of Israel, thou that 
leadest Joseph like a sheep : shew thyself also, 
thou that sittest upon the cherubim. 

2 Before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasses : stir 
up thy strength, and come, and help us. 

3 Turn us again, O God : shew the light of thy 
countenance, and we shall be whole. 

4 O Lord God of hosts : how long wilt thou be 
angry with thy people that prayeth ? 

5 Thou feedest them with the bread of tears : and 
givest them plenteousness of tears to drink. 

6 Thou hast made us a very strife unto our 
neighbours : and our enemies laugh us to scorn. 

7 Turn us again, thou God of hosts : shew the 
light of thy countenance, and we shall be whole. 

8 Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt : thou 
hast cast out the heathen, and planted it. 

9 Thou madest room for it : and when it had 
taken root it filled the land. 

10 The hills were covered with the shadow of it: 
and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedar- 
trees. 

1 1 She stretched out her branches unto the sea : 
and her boughs unto the river. 

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Sel. 18. THE PSALMS. 



1 2 Why hast thou then broken down her hedge : 
that all they that go by pluck off her grapes ? 

13 The wild boar out of the wood doth root it up : 
and the wild beasts of the field devour it. 

14 Turn thee again, thou God of hosts, look 
down from heaven : behold, and visit this vine ; 

15 And the place of the vineyard that thy right 
hand hath planted : and the branch that thou 
madest so strong for thyself. 

16 It is burnt with fire, and cut down : and they 
shall perish at the rebuke of thy countenance. 

17 Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right 
hand : and upon the son of man, whom thou madest 
so strong for thine own self. 

18 And so will not we go back from thee : O let 
us live, and we shall call upon thy Name. 

19 Turn us again, O Lord God of hosts: shew 
the light of thy countenance, and we shall be whole. 

Selection 18, 

Psalm lxxiv. Ut quid, Deus ? 

(~\ GOD, wherefore art thou absent from us so 
" long : why is thy wrath so hot against the sheep 
of thy pasture ? 

2 O think upon thy congregation : whom thou 
hast purchased, and redeemed of old. 

3 Think upon the tribe of thine inheritance : and 
mount Sion, wherein thou hast dwelt. 

4 Lift up thy feet, that thou mayest utterly de- 
stroy every enemy : which hath done evil in thy 
sanctuary. 

5 Thine adversaries roar in the midst of thy con- 
gregations : and set up their banners for tokens. 

6 He that hewed timber afore out of the thick 
trees : was known to bring it to an excellent work. 

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THE PSALMS. Sel. 18. 



7 But now they break down all the carved work 
thereof : with axes and hammers. 

8 They have set fire upon thy holy places : and 
have defiled the dwelling-place of thy Name, even 
unto the ground. 

9 Yea, they said in their hearts, Let us make 
havoc of them altogether : thus have they burnt up 
all the houses of God in the land. 

10 We see not our tokens, there is not one 
prophet more : no, not one is there among us, that 
understandeth any more. 

11 O God, how long shall the adversary do this 
dishonour : how long shall the enemy blaspheme thy 
Name, for ever? 

12 Why withdrawest thou thy hand : why pluck- 
est thou not thy right hand out of thy bosom to con- 
sume the enemy ? 

1 3 For God is my King of old : the help that is 
done upon earth he doeth it himself. 

14 Thou didst divide the sea through thy power : 
thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the wa- 
ters. 

15 Thou smotest the heads of Leviathan in 
pieces : and gavest him to be meat for the people in 
the wilderness. 

16 Thou broughtest out fountains and waters out 
of the hard rocks : thou dried st up mighty waters. 

1 7 The day is thine, and the night is thine : thou 
hast prepared the light and the sun. 

18 Thou hast set all the borders of the earth : 
thou hast made summer and winter. 

19 Remember this, O Lord, how the enemy hath 
rebuked : and how the foolish people hath blas- 
phemed thy Name. 

20 O deliver not the soul of thy turtle-dove unto 
the multitude of the enemies : and forget not the 
congregation of the poor for ever. 

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Sel. 19. THE PSALMS. 



21 Look upon the covenant: for all the earth : " 
full of darkness, and cruel habitations. 

22 O let not the simple go away ashamed : b> w 
let the poor and needy give praise unto thy Name. 

23 Arise, O God, maintain thine own cause : re 
member how the foolish man blasphemeth thee 
daily. 

24 Forget not the voice of thine enemies : the 
presumption of them that hate thee increaseth ever 
more and more. 

Psalm exxiii. Ad te levavi oculos meos. 

TTNTO thee lift I up mine eyes : O thou that 
^ dwellest in the heavens. 

2 Behold, even as the eyes of servants look unto 
the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a 
maiden unto the hand of her mistress : even so our 
eyes wait upon the Lord our God, until he have 
mercy upon us. 

3 Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon 
us : for we are utterly despised. 

4 Our soul is filled with the scornful reproof of 
the wealthy: and with the despitefulness of the 
proud. 

Selection 19. 

Psalm xciv. Deus ultionum. 

f\ LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth : 
^ thou God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew 

thyself. 

2 Arise, thou Judge of the world : and reward 
the proud after their deserving. 

3 Lord, how long shall the ungodly : how long 
shall the ungodly triumph ? 

4 How long shall all wicked doers speak so dis- 
dainfully : and make such proud boasting ? 

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5 They smite down thy people, O Lord : and 
trouble thine heritage. 

6 They murder the widow and the stranger : 
and put the fatherless to death. 

7 And yet they say, Tush, the Lord shall not 
see : neither shall the God of Jacob regard it. 

8 Take heed, ye unwise among the people : O ye 
fools, when will ye understand ? 

9 He that planted the ear, shall he not hear : or 
he that made the eye, shall he not see ? 

10 Or he that nurtureth the heathen : it is he 
that teacheth man knowledge, shall not he punish ? 

1 1 The Lord knoweth the thoughts of man : that 
they are but vain. 

12 Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O 
Lord : and teachest him in thy law ; 

13 That thou mayest give him patience in time 
of adversity : until the pit be digged up for the un- 
godly. 

14 For the Lord will not fail his people : neither 
will he forsake his inheritance ; 

15 Until righteousness turn again unto judgment : 
all such as are true in heart shall follow it. 

16 Who will rise up with me against the wicked : 
or who will take my part against the evil-doers ? 

1 7 If the Lord had not helped me : it had not 
failed but my soul had been put to silence. 

18 But when I said, My foot hath slipt : thy 
mercy, O Lord, held me up. 

19 In the multitude of the sorrows that I had in 
my heart : thy comforts have refreshed my soul. 

20 Wilt thou have any thing to do with the stool 
of wickedness : which imagineth mischief as a law ? 

21 They gather them together against the soul of 
the righteous : and condemn the innocent blood. 

22 But the Lord is my refuge : and my God is 
the strength of my confidence. 

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Sel. 20. THE PSALMS. 



23 He shall recompense them their wickedness, 
and destroy them in their own malice : yea, the 
Lord our God shall destroy them. 

Psalm cxxxvii. Super flumina. 

BY the waters of Babylon we sat down and wept : 
when we remembered thee, O Sion. 

2 As for our harps, we hanged them up : upon 
the trees that are therein. 

3 For they that led us away captive required of 
us then a song, and melody, in our heaviness : Sing 
us one of the songs of Sion. 

4 How shall we sing the Lord's song : in a 
strange land ? 

5 If I forget thee, O Jerusalem : let my right 
hand forget her cunning. 

6 If I do not remember thee, let my tongue 
cleave to the roof of my mouth : yea, if I prefer not 
Jerusalem in my mirth. 

7 Remember the children of Edom, O Lord, in 
the day of Jerusalem : how they said, Down with it, 
down with it, even to the ground. 

8 daughter of Babylon, wasted with misery : 
yea, happy shall he be that rewardeth thee, as thou 
hast served us. 

9 Blessed shall he be that taketh thy children : 
and throweth them against the stones. 

Selection 20. 

Psalm lx. Deus repulisti nos. 

f\ GOD, thou hast cast us out, and scattered us 
^ abroad : thou hast also been displeased ; O 
turn thee unto us again. 

2 Thou hast moved the land, and divided it : 
heal the sores thereof, for it shaketh. 

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THE PSALMS. 



Sel. 20> 



3 Thou hast shewed thy people heavy things : 
thou hast given us a drink of deadly wine. 

4 Thou hast given a token for such as fear thee : 
that they may triumph because of the truth. 

5 Therefore were thy beloved delivered : help me 
with thy right hand, and hear me. 

6 God hath spoken in his holiness, I will rejoice, 
and divide Sichem ; and mete out the valley of Suc- 
coth. 

7 Gilead is mine, and Manasses is mine : Ephraim 
also is the strength of my head ; Judah is my law- 
giver ; 

8 Moab is my wash-pot ; over Edom will I cast 
out my shoe : Philistia, be thou glad of me. 

9 Who will lead me into the strong city : who 
will bring me into Edom ? 

10 Hast not thou cast us out, O God : wilt not 
thou, O God, go out with our hosts ? 

11 O be thou our help in trouble : for vain is the 
help of man. 

1 2 Through God will we do great acts : for it is 
he that shall tread down our enemies. 

Psalm lvi. Miserere mei, Deus. 

T) E merciful unto me, O God, for man goeth about 
to devour me : he is daily fighting, and troub- 
ling me. 

2 Mine enemies are daily in hand to swallow me 
up : for they be many that fight against me, O thou 
most Highest. 

3 Nevertheless, though I am sometime afraid : 
yet put I my trust in thee. 

4 I will praise God, because of his word : I have 
put my trust in God, and will not fear what flesh 
can do unto me. 

5 They daily mistake my words : all that they 
imagine is to do me evil. 

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Sel. 21. 



THE PSALMS. 



6 They hold all together, and keep themselves 
close : and mark my steps, when they lay wait for 
my soul. 

7 Shall they escape for their wickedness : thou, 
God, in thy displeasure shalt cast them down. 

8 Thou teilest my Sittings ; put my tears into thy 
bottle : are not these things noted in thy book ? 

9 Whensoever I call upon thee, then shall mine 
enemies be put to flight : this I know ; for God is 
on my side. 

10 In God's word will I rejoice : in the Lord's 
word will I comfort me. 

11 Yea, in God have I put my trust : I will not 
be afraid what man can do unto me. 

12 Unto thee, O God, will I pay my vows : unto 
thee will I give thanks. 

13 For thou hast delivered my soul from death, 
and my feet from falling : that I may walk before 
God in the light of the living. 

Selection 21. 

Psalm xxxv. Judica, Domine. 

T>LEAD thou my cause, O Lord, with them that 
strive with me : and fight thou against them 
that fight against me. 

2 Lay hand upon the shield and buckler : and 
stand up to help me. 

3 Bring forth the spear, and stop the way against 
them that persecute me : say unto my soul, I am thy 
salvation. 

4 Let them be confounded, and put to shame, 
that seek after my soul : let them be turned back, 
and brought to confusion, that imagine mischief for 
me. 

5 Let them be as the dust before the wind : and 
the angel of the Lord scattering them. 

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THE PSALMS. Sel. 21. 



6 Let their way be dark and slippery : and let 
the angel of the Lord persecute them. 

7 For they have privily laid their net to destroy 
me without a cause : yea, even without a cause have 
they made a pit for my soul. 

8 Let a sudden destruction come upon him una- 
wares, and his net, that he hath laid privily, catch 
himself : that he may fall into his own mischief. 

9 And, my soul, be joyful in the Lord : it shall 
rejoice in his salvation. 

10 All my bones shall say, Lord, who is like unto 
thee, who deliverest the poor from him that is too 
strong for him : yea, the poor, and him that is in 
misery, from him that spoileth him ? 

11 False witnesses did rise up: they laid to my 
charge things that I knew not. 

1 2 They rewarded me evil for good : to the great 
discomfort of my soul. 

13 Nevertheless, when they were sick, I put on 
sackcloth, and humbled my soul with fasting : and 
my prayer shall turn into mine own bosom. 

14 I behaved myself as though it had been my 
friend, or my brother : I went heavily, as one that 
mourneth for his mother. 

15 But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gath- 
ered themselves together : yea, the very abjects 
came together against me unawares, making mouths 
at me, and ceased not. 

16 With the flatterers were busy mockers : who 
gnashed upon me with their teeth. 

1 7 Lord, how long wilt thou look upon this : O 
deliver my soul from the calamities which they bring 
on me, and my darling from the Hons. 

18 So will I give thee thanks in the great con- 
gregation : I will praise thee among much people. 

19 O let not them that are mine enemies triumph 

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Sel. 22. 



THE PSALMS 



over me ungodly : neither let them wink with their 
eyes that hate me without a cause. 

20 And why ? their communing is not for peace : 
but they imagine deceitful words against them that 
are quiet in the land. 

21 They gaped upon me with their mouths, and 
said : Fie on thee, fie on thee, we saw it with our 
eyes. 

22 This thou hast seen, O Lord : hold not thy 
tongue then, go not far from me, O Lord. 

23 Awake, and stand up to judge my quarrel : 
avenge thou my cause, my God and my Lord. 

24 Judge me, Lord my God, according to thy 
righteousness : and let them not triumph over me. 

25 Let them not say in their hearts, There, there, 
so would we have it : neither let them say, We have 
devoured him. 

26 Let them be put to confusion and shame to- 
gether, that rejoice at my trouble : let them be 
clothed with rebuke and dishonour, that boast them- 
selves against me. 

27 Let them be glad and rejoice, that favour my 
righteous dealing : yea, let them say alway, Blessed 
be the Lord, who hath pleasure in the prosperity of 
his servant. 

28 And as for my tongue, it shall be talking of 
thy righteousness : and of thy praise all the day 
long. 



TTTE have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers 
have told us : what thou hast done in their 
time of old ; 

2 How thou hast driven out the heathen with thy 
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Selection 22. 



Psalm xliv. Deus, auribus. 




THE PSALMS. Sel. 22. 



hand, and planted them in : how thou hast destroyed 
the nations, and cast them out. 

3 For they gat not the land in possession through 
their own sword : neither was it their own arm that 
helped them ; 

4 But thy right hand, and thine arm, and the 
light of thy countenance : because thou hadst a 
favour unto them. 

5 Thou art my King, O God : send help unto 
Jacob. 

6 Through thee will we overthrow our enemies : 
and in thy Name will we tread them under, that 
rise up against us. 

7 For I will not trust in my bow : it is not my 
sword that shall help me ; 

8 But it is thou that savest us from our enemies : 
and puttest them to confusion that hate us. 

9 We make our boast of God all day long : and 
will praise thy Name for ever. 

10 But now thou art far off, and puttest us to 
confusion : and goest not forth with our armies. 

11 Thou makest us to turn our backs upon our 
enemies : so that they which hate us spoil our goods. 

12 Thou lettest us be eaten up like sheep : and 
hast scattered us among the heathen. 

13 Thou sellest thy people for nought : and tak- 
est no money for them. 

14 Thou makest us to be rebuked of our neigh- 
bours : to be laughed to scorn, and had in derision 
of them that are round about us. 

15 Thou makest us to be a by- word among the 
heathen : and that the people shake their heads at 
us. 

16 My confusion is daily before me : and the 
shame of my face hath covered me ; 

17 For the voice of the slanderer and blasphem- 
er : for the enemy and avenger. 

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Sel. 23. THE PSALMS. 



18 And though all this be come upon us, yet do 
we not forget thee : nor behave ourselves frowardlv 
in thy covenant. 

19 Our heart is not turned back : neither our 
steps gone out of thy way ; 

20 No, not when thou hast smitten us into the 
place of dragons : and covered us with the shadow 
of death. 

21 If we have forgotten the Name of our God, 
and holden up our hands to any strange god : shall 
not God search it out ? for he knoweth the very 
secrets of the heart. 

22 For thy sake also are we killed all the day 
long : and are counted as sheep appointed to be 
slain. 

23 Up, Lord, why sleepest thou : awake, and be 
not absent from us for ever. 

24 Wherefore hidest thou thy face : and forge ttest 
our misery and trouble ? 

25 For our soul is brought low, even unto the 
dust : our belly cleaveth unto the ground. 

26 Arise, and help us : and deliver us for thy 
mercy's sake. 



ORD, how are they increased that trouble me : 



many are they that rise against me. 

2 Many one there be that say of my soul : There 
is no help for him in his God. 

3 But thou, Lord, art my defender : thou art 
my worship, and the lifter up of my head. 

4 I did call upon the Lord with my voice : and 
he heard me out of his holy hill. 

5 I laid me down and slept, and rose up again : 
for the Lord sustained me. 



Selection 23. 

Psalm iii. Domine, quid multiplicati ? 




THE PSALMS. Sel. 23. 



6 I will not be afraid for ten thousands of the 
people : that have set themselves against me round 
about. 

7 Up, Lord, and help me, O my God : for thou 
smitest all mine enemies upon the cheek-bone ; thou 
hast broken the teeth of the ungodly. 

8 Salvation belongeth unto the Lord : and thy 
blessing is upon thy people. 

Psalm v. Verba mea auribus. 

"DONDER my words, O Lord : consider my med- 
itation. 

2 O hearken thou unto the voice of my calling, 
my King, and my God : for unto thee will I make 
my prayer. 

3 My voice shalt thou hear betimes, O Lord : 
early in the morning will I direct my prayer unto 
thee, and will look up. 

4 For thou art the God that hast no pleasure in 
wickedness : neither shall any evil dwell with thee. 

5 Such as be foolish shall not stand in thy sight : 
for thou hatest all them that work vanity. 

6 Thou shalt destroy them that speak falsehood : 
the Lord will abhor both the blood-thirsty and de- 
ceitful man. 

7 But as for me, I will come into thine house, 
even upon the multitude of thy mercy : and in thy 
fear will I worship toward thy holy temple. 

8 Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness, because 
of mine enemies : make thy way plain before my 
face. 

9 For there is no faithfulness in his mouth : their 
inward parts are very wickedness. 

10 Their throat is an open sepulchre : they flat- 
ter with their tongue. 

11 Destroy thou them, O God; let them perish 
through their own imaginations : cast them out in 

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THE PSALMS. 



the multitude of their ungodliness for they have 
rebelled against thee. 

12 And let all them that put their trust in thee 
rejoice : they shall ever be giving of thanks, because 
thou defendest them ; they that love thy Name shall 
be joyful in thee ; 

13 For thou, Lord, wilt give thy blessing unto 
the righteous : and with thy favourable kindness 
wilt thou defend him as with a shield. 

Psalm cxl. Eripe me, Domine. 




ELIVER me, O Lord, from the evil man : and 

preserve me from the wicked man. 



2 Who imagine mischief in their hearts : and stir 
up strife all the day long. 

3 They have sharpened their tongues like a ser- 
pent : adder's poison is under their lips. 

4 Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the un- 
godly : preserve me from the wicked men, who are 
purposed to overthrow my goings. 

5 The proud have laid a snare for me, and spread 
a net abroad with cords : yea, and set traps in my 
way. 

6 I said unto the Lord, Thou art my God : hear 
the voice of my prayers, O Lord. 

7 Lord God, thou strength of my health : thou 
hast covered my head in the day of battle. 

8 Let not the ungodly have his desire, O Lord : 
let not his mischievous imagination prosper, lest they 
be too proud. 

9 Let the mischief of their own lips fall upon the 
head of them : that compass me about. 

10 Let hot burning coals fall upon them : let them 
be cast into the fire, and into the pit, that they 
never rise up again. 

1 1 A man full of words shall not prosper upon 

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THE PSALMS. 



Sel. 24. 



the earth : evil shall hunt the wicked person to 
overthrow him. 

12 Sure I am that the Lord will avenge the poor : 
and maintain the cause of the helpless. 

13 The righteous also shall give thanks unto thy 
Name : and the just shall continue in thy sight. 

Selection" 24. 

Psalm xvii. Exaudi, Domine. 

TTE AR the right, O Lord, consider my complaint : 
and hearken unto my prayer, that goeth not 
out of feigned lips. 

2 Let my sentence come forth from thy presence : 
and let thine eyes look upon the thing that is equal. 

3 Thou hast proved and visited mine heart in the 
night-season ; thou hast tried me, and shalt find no 
wickedness in me : for I am utterly purposed that 
my mouth shall not offend. 

4 Because of men's works, that are done against 
the words of thy lips : I have kept me from the ways 
of the destroyer. 

5 O hold thou up my goings in thy paths : that 
my footsteps slip not. 

6 I have called upon thee, O God, for thou shalt 
hear me : incline thine ear to me, and hearken unto 
my words. 

7 Shew thy marvellous loving-kindness, thou that 
art the Saviour of them which put their trust in thee : 
from such as resist thy right hand. 

8 Keep me as the apple of an eye : hide me 
under the shadow of thy wings, 

9 From the ungodly that trouble me : mine ene- 
mies compass me round about to take away my soul. 

10 They are inclosed in their own fat : and their 
mouth speaketh proud things. 

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Sel. 24. THE PSALMS. 



1 1 They lie waiting in our way on every side : 
turning their eyes down to the ground ; 

1 2 Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey : and 
as it were a lion's whelp, lurking in secret places. 

13 Up, Lord, disappoint him, and cast him down : 
deliver my soul from the ungodly, which is a sword 
of thine ; 

14 From the men of thy hand, O Lord, from the 
men, I say, and from the evil world : which have 
their portion in this life, whose bellies thou fillest 
with thy hid treasure. 

15 They have children at their desire : and leave 
the rest of their substance for their babes. 

16 But as for me, I will behold thy presence in 
righteousness : and when I awake up after thy like- 
ness, I shall be satisfied with it. 

Psalm xli. Beatus qui intelligit. 

"OLESSED is he that considereth the poor and 
needy : the Lord shall deliver him in the time 
of trouble. 

2 The Lord preserve him, and keep him alive, 
that he may be blessed upon earth : and deliver not 
thou him into the will of his enemies. 

3 The Lord comfort him, when he lieth sick upon 
his bed : make thou all his bed in his sickness. 

4 I said, Lord, be merciful unto me : heal my 
soul, for I have sinned against thee. 

5 Mine enemies speak evil of me : When shall he 
die, and his name perish ? 

6 And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity : 
and his heart conceiveth falsehood within himself, 
and when he cometh forth he telleth it. 

7 All mine enemies whisper together against me : 
even against me do they imagine this evil. 

8 Let the sentence of guiltiness proceed against 
him : and now that he lieth, let him rise no more. 

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THE PSALMS. 



Sel. 25. 



9 Yea, even mine own familiar friend, whom I 
trusted : who did also eat of my bread, hath laid 
great wait for me. 

10 But be thou merciful unto me, O Lord : raise 
thou me up again, and I shall reward them. 

11 By this I know thou favourest me : that mine 
enemy doth not triumph against me. 

12 And when I am in my health, thou upholdest 
me : and shait set me before thy face for ever. 

13 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel : world 
without end. Amen. 

Selection 25. 

Psalm vii. Domine, Deus mens* 

f \ LORD my God, in thee have I put my trust : 
save me from all them that persecute me, and 
deliver me ; 

2 Lest he devour my soul like a Hon, and tear it 
in pieces : while there is none to help. 

3 O Lord my God, if I have done any such 
thing : or if there be any wickedness in my hands ; 

4 If I have rewarded evil unto him that dealt 
friendly with me : yea, I have delivered him that 
without any cause is mine enemy ; 

5 Then let mine enemy persecute my soul, and 
take me : yea, let him tread my life down upon the 
earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. 

6 Stand up, O Lord, in thy wrath, and lift up 
thyself, because of the indignation of mine enemies : 
arise up for me in the judgment that thou hast com- 
manded. 

7 And so shall the congregation of the people 
come about thee : for their sakes therefore lift up 
thyself again. 

8 The Lord shall judge the people ; give sentence 

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Sel. 25. THE PSALMS. 



with me, O Lord : according to my righteousness, 
and according- to the innocency that is in me. 

9 let the wickedness of the ungodly come to 
an end : but guide thou the just. 

10 For the righteous God : trieth the very hearts 
and reins. 

11 My help cometh of God : who preserveth them 
that are true of heart. 

12 God is a righteous Judge, strong, and patient : 
and God is provoked every day. 

13 If a man will not turn, he will whet his sword : 
he hath bent his bow, and made it ready. 

14 He hath prepared for him the instruments of 
death : he ordaineth his arrows against the perse- 
cutors. 

15 Behold, he travaileth with mischief : he hath 
conceived sorrow, and brought forth ungodliness. 

16 He hath graven and digged up a pit : and is 
fallen himself into the destruction that he made for 
other. 

17 For his travail shall come upon his own head : 
and his wickedness shall fall on his own pate. 

18 I will give thanks unto the Lord, according to 
his righteousness : and I will praise the Name of the 
Lord most High. 

Psalm xi. In Domino confido. 

TN the Lord put I my trust : how say ye then to 
my soul, that she should flee as a bird unto the 
hill? 

2 For lo, the ungodly bend their bow, and make 
ready their arrows within the quiver : that they 
may privily shoot at them which are true of heart. 

3 For the foundations will be cast down : and 
what hath the righteous done ? 

4 The Lord is in his holy temple : the Lord's 
seat is in heaven. 

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Sel. 26. THE PSALMS. 



5 His eyes consider the poor : and his eyelid 
try the children of men. 

6 The Lord alloweth the righteous : but the un- 
godly, and him that delighteth in wickedness doth 
his soul abhor. 

7 Upon the ungodly he shall rain snares, fire and 
brimstone, storm and tempest : this shall be their 
portion to drink. 

8 For the righteous Lord loveth righteousness : 
his countenance will behold the thing that is just. 

Selection 26. 

Psalm lv. Exaudi, Deus. 

TJEAR my prayer, O God : and hide not thyself 
from my petition. 

2 Take heed unto me, and hear me : how I 
mourn in my prayer, and am vexed. 

3 The enemy crieth so, and the ungodly cometh 
on so fast : for they are minded to do me some mis- 
chief ; so maliciously are they set against me, 

4 My heart is disquieted within me : and the 
fear of death is fallen upon me. 

5 Tearfulness and trembling are come upon me : 
and an horrible dread hath overwhelmed me. 

6 And I said, O that I had wings like a dove : 
for then would I flee away, and be at rest. 

7 Lo, then would I get me away far off : and re- 
main in the wilderness. 

8 I would make haste to escape : because of the 
stormy wind and tempest. 

9 Destroy their tongues, O Lord, and divide 
them : for I have spied unrighteousness and strife in 
the city. 

10 Day and night they go about within the walls 
thereof: mischief also and sorrow are in the midst 
of it. 

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Sel. 26. THE PSALMS. 



1 1 Wickedness is therein : deceit and guile go 
not out of their streets, 

12 For it is not an open enemy, that hath done 
me this dishonour : for then I could have borne it. 

13 Neither was it mine adversary, that did mag- 
nify himself against me : for then perad venture I 
would have hid myself from him. 

14 But it was even thou, my companion : my 
guide, and mine own familiar friend. 

15 We took sweet counsel together : and walked 
in the house of God as friends. 

16 Let death come hastily upon them, and let 
them go down quick into hell : for wickedness is in 
their dwellings, and among them. 

1 7 As for me, I will call upon God : and the 
Lord shall save me. 

18 In the evening, and morning, and at noon-day 
will I pray, and that instantly : and he shall hear 
my voice. 

19 It is he that hath delivered my soul in peace 
from the battle that was against me : for there were 
many with me. 

20 Yea, even God, that endureth for ever, shall 
hear me, and bring them down : for they will not 
turn, nor fear God. 

21 He laid his hands upon such as be at peace 
with him : and he brake his covenant. 

22 The words of his mouth were softer than but- 
ter, having war in his heart : his words were 
smoother than oil, and yet be they very swords. 

23 O cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall 
nourish thee : and shall not suffer the righteous to 
fall for ever. 

24 And as for them : thou, O God, shalt bring 
them into the pit of destruction. 

25 The blood-thirsty and deceitful men shall not 

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THE PSALMS. Sel. 26. 



live out half their days : nevertheless, my trust shall 
be in thee, O Lord. 

Psalm xxviii. Ad te, Domine. 

UNTO thee will I cry, O Lord my strength : 
think no scorn of me ; lest, if thou make as 
though thou hearest not, I become like them that go 
down into the pit. 

2 Hear the voice of my humble petitions, when I 
cry unto thee : when I hold up my hands tow ards 
the mercy-seat of thy holy temple. 

3 O pluck me not away, neither destroy me with 
the ungodly and wicked doers : which speak friendly 
to their neighbours, but imagine mischief in their 
hearts. 

4 Reward them according to their deeds : and 
according to the wickedness of their own inventions. 

5 Recompense them after the work of their 
hands : pay them that they have deserved. 

6 For they regard not in their mind the works of 
the Lord, nor the operation of his hands : therefore 
shall he break them down, and not build them up. 

7 Praised be the Lord : for he hath heard the 
voice of my humble petitions. 

8 The Lord is my strength, and my shield ; my 
heart hath trusted in him, and I am helped : there- 
fore my heart danceth for joy, and in my song will 
I praise him. 

9 The Lord is my strength : and he is the whole- 
some defence of his Anointed. 

10 O save thy people, and give thy blessing unto 
thine inheritance : feed them, and set them up for 
ever 

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Sel. 27. THE PSALMS. 



Selection 27. 

Psalm cix. Deus laudum. 

HOLD not thy tongue, O God of my praise : for 
the mouth of the ungodly, yea, the mouth of 

the deceitful is opened upon me. 

2 And they have spoken against me with false 
tongues : they compassed me about also with words 
of hatred, and fought against me without a cause. 

3 For the love that I had unto them, lo, they 
take now my contrary part : but I give myself unto 
prayer. 

4 Thus have they rewarded me evil for good : 
and hatred for my good will. 

5 Set thou an ungodly man to be ruler over him : 
and let Satan stand at his right hand. 

6 When sentence is given upon him, let him be 
condemned : and let his prayer be turned into sin. 

7 Let his days be few : and let another take his 
office. 

8 Let his children be fatherless : and his wife a 
widow. 

9 Let his children be vagabonds, and beg their 
bread : let them seek it also out of desolate places. 

10 Let the extortioner consume all that he hath : 
and let the stranger spoil his labour. 

11 Let there be no man to pity him : nor to 
have compassion upon his fartherless children. 

12 Let his posterity be destroyed : and in the 
next generation let his name be clean put out. 

13 Let the wickedness of his fathers be had in 
remembrance in the sight of the Lord : and let not 
the sin of his mother be done away. 

14 Let them alway be before the Lord : that he 
may root out the memorial of them from off the 
earth ; 

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THE PSALMS. Sel. 27. 



15 And that, because his mind was not to do 
good : but persecuted the poor helpless man, that he 
might slay him that was vexed at the heart. 

16 His delight was in cursing, and it shall hap- 
pen unto him : he loved not blessing, therefore shall 
it be far from him. 

17 He clothed himself with cursing, like as with 
a raiment : and it shall come into his bowels like 
water, and like oil into his bones. 

18 Let it be unto him as the cloak that he hath 
upon him : and as the girdle that he is alway girded 
withal. 

19 Let it thus happen from the Lord unto mine 
enemies : and to those that speak evil against my 
soul. 

20 But deal thou with me, O Lord God, accord- 
ing unto thy Name : for sweet is thy mercy. 

21 O deliver me, for I am helpless and poor : and 
my heart is wounded within me. 

22 I go hence like the shadow that departeth : 
and am driven away as the grasshopper. 

23 My knees are weak through fasting : my flesh 
is dried up for want of fatness. 

24 I became also a reproach unto them : they 
that looked upon me shaked their heads. 

25 Help me, O Lord my God : O save me ac- 
cording to thy mercy ; 

26 And they shall know, how that this is thy 
hand : and that thou, Lord, hast done it. 

27 Though they curse, yet bless thou : and let 
them be confounded that rise up against me ; but 
let thy servant rejoice. 

28 Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame : 
and let them cover themselves with their own confu- 
sion, as with a cloak. 

29 As for me, I will give great thanks unto the 

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Sel. 28. THE PSALMS. 



Lord with my mouth : and praise him among the 

multitude ; 

30 For he shall stand at the right hand of the 
poor : to save his soul from unrighteous judges. 

Selection 28. 

Psalm lix. Eripe me de inimicis, 

DELIVER me from mine enemies, O God : de- 
fend me from them that rise up against me. 

2 O deliver me from the wicked doers : and save 
me from the blood-thirsty men. 

3 For lo, they lie waiting for my soul : the 
mighty men are gathered against me, without any 
offence or fault of me, O Lord. 

4 They run and prepare themselves without my 
fault : arise thou therefore to help me, and behold. 

5 Stand up, O Lord God of hosts, thou God of 
Israel, to visit all the heathen : and be not merciful 
unto them that offend of malicious wickedness. 

6 They go to and fro in the evening : they grin 
like a dog, and run about through the city. 

7 Behold, they speak with their mouth, and 
swords are in their lips : for who doth hear ? 

8 But thou, O Lord, shalt have them in derision : 
and thou shalt laugh all the heathen to scorn. 

9 My strength will I ascribe unto thee : for thou 
art the God of my refuge. 

10 God sheweth me his goodness plenteously : 
and God shall let me see my desire upon mine ene- 
mies. 

11 Slay them not, lest my people forget it: but 
scatter them abroad among the people, and put them 
down, O Lord, our defence. 

12 For the sin of their mouth, and for the words 

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THE PSALMS. 



Sel. 28. 



of their lips, they shall be taken in their pride : and 
why ? their preaching is of cursing and lies. 

13 Consume them in thy wrath, consume them, 
that they may perish : and know that it is God that 
ruleth in Jacob, and unto the ends of the world. 

14 And in the evening they will return : grin like 
a dog, and will go about the city. 

15 They will run here and there for meat : and 
grudge if they be not satisfied. 

16 As for me, I will sing of thy power, and will 
praise thy mercy betimes in the morning : for thou 
hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my 
trouble. 

1 7 Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing : for 
thou, God, art my refuge, and my merciful God. 

Psalm lxxxiii. Deus, quis similis ? 

XT OLD not thy tongue, O God, keep not still 
silence : refrain not thyself, O God. 

2 For lo, thine enemies make a murmuring : and 
they that hate thee have lift up their head. 

3 They have imagined craftily against thy peo- 
ple : and taken counsel against thy secret ones. 

4 They have said, Come, and let us root them 
out, that they be no more a people : and that the 
name of Israel may be no more in remembrance. 

5 For they have cast their heads together with 
one consent : and are confederate against thee ; 

6 The tabernacles of the Edomites, and the Isma- 
elites : the Moabites, and Hagarens ; 

7 Gebal, and Amnion, and Amalek : the Philis- 
tines, with them that dwell at Tyre. 

8 Assur also is joined with them : and have hol- 
pen the children of Lot. 

9 But do thou to them as unto the Madianites : 
unto Sisera, and unto Jabin at the brook of Kison ; 

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Sel. 28. THE PSALMS. 



10 Who perished at Endor : and became as the 
dung of the earth. 

11 Make them and their princes like Oreb and 
Zeb : yea, make all their princes like as Zeba and 
Salmana ; 

1 2 Who say, let us take to ourselves : the houses 
of God in possession. 

13 O my God, make them like unto a wheel: 
and as the stubble before the wind ; 

14 Like as the fire that burneth up the wood : 
and as the flame that consumeth the mountains. 

15 Persecute them even so with thy tempest : 
and make them afraid with thy storm. 

16 Make their faces ashamed, O Lord : that they 
may seek thy Name. 

17 Let them be confounded and vexed ever more 
and more : let them be put to shame, and perish. 

18 And they shall know that thou, whose Name 
is Jehovah : art only the most Highest over all the 
earth. 

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PART III. 
PSALMS OF MEDITATION, 



Selection 29. 



Psalm cxix. Beati immaculati. 




LESSED are those that are unde filed in the 
way : and walk in the law of the Lord. 



2 Blessed are they that keep his testimonies : 
and seek him with their whole heart. 

3 For they who do no wickedness : walk in his 
ways. 

4 Thou hast charged : that we shall diligently 
keep thy commandments. 

5 O that my ways were made so direct : that I 
might keep thy statutes ! 

6 So shall I not be confounded : while I have re- 
spect unto all thy commandments. 

7 I will thank thee with an unfeigned heart : 
when I shall have learned the judgments of thy 
righteousness. 

8 I will keep thy ceremonies : O forsake me not 
utterly. 



HERE WITHAL shall a young man cleanse 



" his way : even by ruling himself after thy 
word. 

10 With my whole heart have I sought thee : O 
let me not go wrong out of thy commandments. 

1 1 Thy words have I hid within my heart : that 
I should not sin against thee. 



In quo corriget ? 




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Sel. 29. THE PSALMS. 



12 Blessed art thou, O Lord: O teach me thy 
statutes. 

13 With my lips have I been telling : of all the 
judgments of thy mouth. 

14 I have had as great delight in the way of thy 
testimonies : as in all manner of riches. 

15 I will talk of thy commandments : and have 
respect unto thy ways. 

16 My delight shall be in thy statutes : and I 
will not forget thy word. 

Retribue servo tuo. 

/~\ DO well unto thy servant : that I may live, and 
^ keep thy word. 

18 Open thou mine eyes : that I may see the 
wondrous things of thy law. 

19 I am a stranger upon earth : O hide not thy 
commandments from me. 

20 My soul breaketh out for the very fervent de- 
sire : that it hath alway unto thy judgments. 

21 Thou hast rebuked the proud : and cursed are 
they that do err from thy commandments. 

22 O turn from me shame and rebuke : for I have 
kept thy testimonies. 

23 Princes also did sit and speak against me : but 
thy servant is occupied in thy statutes. 

24 For thy testimonies are my delight : and my 
counsellors. 

Adhcesit pavimento. 

IVX Y soul cleaveth to the dust : O quicken thou 
4W- me, according to thy word. 

26 I have acknowledged my ways, and thou 
heardest me : O teach me thy statutes. 

27 Make me to understand the way of thy com- 
mandments : and so shall I talk of thy wondrous 
works. 



THE PSALMS. Sel. 30. 



28 My soul melteth away for very heaviness 
comfort thou me according unto thy word. 

29 Take from me the way of lying : and cause 
thou me to make much of thy law. 

30 I have chosen the way of truth : and thy 
judgments have I laid before me. 

31 I have stuck unto thy testimonies: O Lord, 
confound me not. 

32 I will run the way of thy commandments : 
when thou hast set my heart at liberty. 

• Selection 30. 

Legem pone. 

rpEACH me, O Lord, the way of thy statutes : 
and I shall keep it unto the end. 

34 Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy 
law : yea, I shall keep it with my whole heart. 

.35 Make me to go in the path of thy command- 
ments : for therein is my desire. 

36 Incline my heart unto thy testimonies : and 
not to covetousness. 

37 O turn away mine eyes, lest they behold 
vanity : and quicken thou me in thy way. 

38 O stablish thy word in thy servant : that I 
may fear thee. 

39 Take away the rebuke that I am afraid of : 
for thy judgments are good. 

40 Behold, my delight is in thy commandments : 
O quicken me in thy righteousness. 

Et venial super me. 

T ET thy loving mercy come also unto me, O Lord : 
even thy salvation, according unto thy word. 
42 So shall I make answer unto my blasphemers : 
for my trust is in thy word. 

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Sel. 30. 



THE PSALMS. 



43 take not the word of thy truth utterly out 
of my mouth : for my hope is in thy judgments. 

44 So shall I alway keep thy law : yea, for ever 
and ever. 

45 And I will walk at liberty : for I seek thy 
commandments. 

46 I will speak of thy testimonies also, even be- 
fore kings : and will not be ashamed. 

47 And my delight shall be in thy command- 
ments : which I have loved. 

48 My hands also will I lift up unto thy com- 
mandments, which I have loved : and my stud y 
shall be in thy statutes. 

Memor esto servi tux, 

THINK upon thy servant, as concerning thy 
word : wherein thou hast caused me to put my 
trust. 

50 The same is my comfort in my trouble : for 
thy word hath quickened me. 

51 The proud have had me exceedingly in de- 
rision : yet have I not shrinked from thy law. 

52 For I remembered thine everlasting judg- 
ments, O Lord : and received comfort. 

53 I am horribly afraid : for the ungodly that 
forsake thy law. 

54 Thy statutes have been my songs : in the 
house of my pilgrimage. 

55 I have thought upon thy Name, O Lord, in 
the night-season : and have kept thy law. 

56 This I had : because I kept thy command- 
ments. 

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THE PSALMS. 



Sel. 31. 



Selection 31. 

Portio mea, Domine. 

THOU art my portion, O Lord : I have promised 
to keep thy law. 

58 I made my humble petition in thy presence 
with my whole heart : O be merciful unto me, ac- 
cording to thy word. 

59 I called mine own ways to remembrance : and 
turned my feet unto thy testimonies. 

60 I made haste, and prolonged not the time : to 
keep thy commandments. 

61 The congregations of the ungodly have robbed 
me : but I have not forgotten thy law. 

62 At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto 
thee : because of thy righteous judgments. 

63 I am a companion of all them that fear thee : 
and keep thy commandments. 

64 The earth, O Lord, is full of thy mercy : O 
teach me thy statutes. 

Bonitatem fecisti. 

f\ LORD, thou hast dealt graciously with thy 
servant : according unto thy word. 

66 O learn me true understanding and knowl- 
edge : for I have believed thy commandments. 

67 Before I was troubled, I went wrong: but 
now have I kept thy word. 

68 Thou art good and gracious : O teach me thy 
statutes. 

69 The proud have imagined a lie against me : 
but I will keep thy commandments with my whole 
heart. 

70 Their heart is as fat as brawn ; but my de- 
light hath been in thy law. 

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THE PSALMS. 



71 It is good for me that I have been in trouble : 
that I may learn thy statutes. 

72 The law of thy mouth is dearer unto me : than 
thousands of gold and silver. 

Manus tuce fecerunt me. 

THY hands have made me and fashioned me : O 
give me understanding, that I may learn thy 
commandments. 

74 They that fear thee will be glad when they 
see me : because I have put my trust in thy word. 

75 I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are right : 
and that thou of very faithfulness hast caused me to 
be troubled. 

76 O let thy merciful kindness be my comfort : 
according to thy word unto thy servant. 

77 O let thy loving mercies come unto me, that 
I may live : for thy law is my delight. 

78 Let the proud be confounded, for they go 
wickedly about to destroy me : but I will be occu- 
pied in thy commandments. 

79 Let such as fear thee, and have known thy 
testimonies : be turned unto me. 

80 O let my heart be sound in thy statutes : that 
I be not ashamed. 

Deficit anima mea. 

"VTY soul hath longed for thy salvation : and I 
^-1- have a good hope because of thy word. 

82 Mine eyes long sore for thy word : saying, O 
when wilt thou comfort me ? 

83 For I am become like a bottle in the smoke : 
yet do I not forget thy statutes. 

84 How many are the days of thy servant : when 
wilt thou be avenged of them that persecute me ? 

85 The proud have digged pits for me : which 
are not after thy law. 

376 



THE PSALMS. 



Sel. 32. 



86 All thy commandments are true : they perse- 
cute me falsely ; O be thou my help. 

87 They had almost made an end of me upon 
earth : but I forsook not thy commandments. 

88 O quicken me after thy loving-kindness : and 
so shall I keep the testimonies of thy mouth. 



OLOBD, thy word : endureth for ever in heaven. 
90 Thy truth also remaineth from one genera- 
tion to another : thou hast laid the foundation of 
the earth, and it abideth. 

91 They continue this day according to thine 
ordinance : for all things serve thee. 

92 If my delight had not been in thy law : I 
should have perished in my trouble. 

93 I will never forget thy commandments : for 
with them thou hast quickened me. 

94 I am thine, O save me : for I have sought thy 
commandments. 

95 The ungodly laid wait for me to destroy me : 
but I will consider thy testimonies. 

96 I see that all things come to an end : but thy 
commandment is exceeding broad. 



ORD, what love have I unto thy law : all the 



day long is my study in it. 
9 8 Thou through thy commandments hast made me 
wiser than mine enemies : for they are ever with me. 

99 I have more understanding than my teachers : 
for thy testimonies are my study. 

100 I am wiser than the aged : because I keep 
thy commandments. 



Selection 32. 



In externum, Domine. 



Quomodo dilexi ! 




377 



Sel. 32. THE PSALMS. 



101 I have refrained my feet from every evil way : 
that I may keep thy word. 

102 I have not shrunk from thy judgments : for 
thou teachest me. 

103 O how sweet are thy words unto my throat : 
yea, sweeter than honey unto my mouth. 

104 Through thy commandments I get under- 
standing : therefore I hate all evil ways. 

Lucerna pedibus meis. 




HY word is a lantern unto my feet : and a light 
unto my paths. 



106 I have sworn, and am stedfastly purposed : 
to keep thy righteous judgments. 

107 I am troubled above measure : quicken me, 
O Lord, according to thy word. 

108 Let the free-will offerings of my mouth please 
thee, O Lord : and teach me thy judgments. 

109 My soul is alway in my hand : yet do I not 
forget thy law. 

110 The ungodly have laid a snare for me: but 
yet I swerved not from thy commandments. 

111 Thy testimonies have I claimed as mine her- 
itage for ever : and why V they are the very joy of 
my heart. 

112 I have applied my heart to fulfil thy statutes 
alway : even unto the end. 

Iniquos odio habui. 

T HATE them that imagine evil things : but thy 
law do I love. 

114 Thou art my defence and shield : and my 
trust is in thy word. 

115 Away from me, ye wicked : I will keep the 
commandments of my God. 

116 O stablish me according to thy word, that I 
may live : and let me not be disappointed of my hope. 

378 



THE PSALMS. Sel. 33. 



117 Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe : yea, 
my delight shall be ever in thy statutes. 

118 Thou hast trodden down all them that depart 
from thy statutes : for they imagine but deceit. 

119 Thou puttest away all the ungodly of the 
earth like dross : therefore I love thy testimonies. 

120 My flesh trembleth for fear of thee: and I 
am afraid of thy judgments. 

Selection 33. 

Feci judicium. 

IDEAL with the thing that is lawful and right : 
O give me not over unto mine oppressors. 

122 Make thou thy servant to delight in that 
which is good : that the proud do me no wrong. 

123 Mine eyes are wasted away with looking for 
thy health : and for the word of thy righteousness. 

124 O deal with thy servant according unto thy 
loving mercy : and teach me thy statutes. 

125 I am thy servant, O grant me understanding: 
that I may know thy testimonies. 

126 It is time for thee, Lord, to lay to thine hand : 
for they have destroyed thy law. 

127 For I love thy commandments : above gold 
and precious stone. 

128 Therefore hold I straight all thy command- 
ments : and all false ways I utterly abhor. 

Mirdbilia. 

rilHY testimonies are wonderful : therefore doth 
-■- my soul keep them. 

130 When thy word goeth forth : it giveth light 
and understanding unto the simple. 

131 I opened my mouth, and drew in my breath : 
for my delight was in thy commandments. 

379 



Sel. 34. THE PSALMS. 



132 look thou upon me, and be merciful unto 
me : as thou usest to do unto those that love thy 
Name. 

133 Order my steps in thy word : and so shall 
no wickedness. have dominion over me. 

134 O deliver me from the wrongful dealings of 
men : and so shall I keep thy commandments. 

135 Shew the light of thy countenance upon thy 
servant : and teach me thy statutes. 

136 Mine eyes gush out with water : because 
men keep not thy law. 

Justus es, Domine. 

RIGHTEOUS art thou, O Lord : and true is thy 
judgment. 

138 The testimonies that thou hast commanded : 
are exceeding righteous and true. 

139 My zeal hath even consumed me : because 
mine enemies have forgotten thy words. 

140 Thy word is tried to the uttermost : and thy 
servant loveth it. 

141 I am small, and of no reputation : yet do I 
not forget thy commandments. 

142 Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteous- 
ness : and thy law is the truth. 

143 Trouble and heaviness have taken hold upon 
me : yet is my delight in thy commandments. 

144 The righteousness of thy testimonies is ever- 
lasting : O grant me understanding, and I shall 
live. 

Selection 34. 

Clamavi in toto corde meo. 

I" CALL with my whole heart : hear me, O Lord, 
I will keep thy statutes. 

380 



THE PSALMS. Sel. 34. 



146 Yea, even unto thee do I call : help me, and 
I shall keep thy testimonies. 

147 Early in the morning do I cry unto thee : 
for in thy word is my trust. 

148 Mine eyes prevent the night-watches : that I 
might be occupied in thy words. 

149 Hear my voice, O Lord, according unto thy 
loving-kindness : quicken me, according as thou art 
wont. 

150 They draw nigh that of malice persecute me : 
and are far from thy law. 

151 Be thou nigh at hand, O Lord : for all thy 
commandments are true. 

152 As concerning thy testimonies, I have known 
long since : that thou hast grounded them for ever. 

Vide humilitatcm. 

CONSIDER mine adversity, and deliver me : 
for I do not forget thy law. 

154 Avenge thou my cause, and deliver me : 
quicken me, according to thy word. 

155 Health is far from the ungodly : for they re- 
gard not thy statutes. 

156 Great is thy mercy, O Lord : quicken me, 
as thou art wont. 

157 Many there are that trouble me, and perse- 
cute me : yet do I not swerve from thy testimonies. 

158 It grieveth me when I see the transgressors : 
because they keep not thy law. 

159 Consider, O Lord, how I love thy command- 
ments : O quicken me, according to thy loving-kind- 
ness. 

160 Thy word is true from everlasting : all the 
judgments of thy righteousness endure for evermore. 

381 



Sel. 34. THE PSALMS. 



Principes persecuti sunt. 

PRINCES have persecuted me without a cause : 
but my heart standeth in awe of thy word. 

162 I am as glad of thy word : as one that find- 
eth great spoils. 

163 As for lies, I hate and abhor them : but thy 
law do I love. 

164 Seven times a day do I praise thee : because 
of thy righteous judgments. 

165 Great is the peace that they have who love 
thy law : and they are not offended at it. 

16^ Lord, I have looked for thy saving health : 
and done after thy commandments. 

16 7 My soul hath kept thy testimonies: and 
loved them exceedingly. 

168 I have kept thy commandments and testimo- 
nies : for all my ways are before thee. 

Appropinquet deprecatio. 

LET my complaint come before thee, O Lord : 
give me understanding, according to thy word. 

1 70 Let my supplication come before thee : de- 
liver me, according to thy word. 

171 My lips shall speak of thy praise : when thou 
hast taught me thy statutes. 

172 Yea, my tongue shall sing of thy word: for 
all thy commandments are righteous. 

173 Let thine hand help me : for I have chosen 
thy commandments. 

1 74 I have longed for thy saving health, O Lord : 
and in thy law is my delight. 

175 O let my soul live, and it shall praise thee : 
and thy judgments shall help me. 

176 I have gone astray like a sheep that is lost : 
seek thy servant, for I do not forget thy command- 
ments. 

382 



THE PSALMS. 



Sel. 35. 



Selection 35. 

Psalm xcii. Bonum est confiteri. 

IT is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord : 
and to sing praises unto thy Name, O most 
Highest ; 

2 To tell of thy loving-kindness early in the 
morning : and of thy truth in the night-season ; 

3 Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon 
the lute : upon a loud instrument, and upon the harp. 

4 For thou, Lord, hast made me glad through 
thy works : and I will rejoice in giving praise for 
the operations of thy hands. 

5 O Lord, how glorious are thy works : thy 
thoughts are very deep. 

6 An unwise man doth not well consider this : 
and a fool doth not understand it. 

7 When the ungodly are green as the grass, and 
when all the workers of wickedness do flourish ; 
then shall they be destroyed for ever : but thou, 
Lord, art the most Highest for evermore. 

8 For lo, thine enemies, O Lord, lo, thine enemies 
shall perish : and all the workers of wickedness shall 
be destroyed. 

9 But mine horn shall be exalted like the horn 
of an unicorn : for I am anointed with fresh oil. 

10 Mini' eye also shall see his lust of mine ene- 
mies : and mine ear shall hear his desire of the 
wicked that arise up against me. 

1 1 The righteous shall flourish like a palm-tree : 
and shall spread abroad like a cedar in Libanus. 

12 Such as are planted in the house of the Lord : 
shall flourish in the courts of the house of our God. 

13 They also shall bring forth more fruit in their 
age : and shall be fat and well-liking. 

383 



Sel. 3(5. 



THE PSALMS. 



14 That they may shew how true the Lord my 
strength is : and that there is no unrighteousness in 
him. 

Psalm cxii. Beatus vir. 

BLESSED is the man that feareth the Lord : he 
hath great delight in his commandments. 

2 His seed shall be mighty upon earth : the gen- 
eration of the faithful shall be blessed. 

3 Riches and plenteousness shall be in his house : 
and his righteousness endureth for ever. 

4 Unto the godly there ariseth up light in the 
darkness : he is merciful, loving, and righteous. 

5 A good man is merciful, and lendeth : and will 
guide his words with discretion. 

6 For he shall never be moved : and the righte- 
ous shall be had in everlasting remembrance. 

7 He will not be afraid of any evil tidings : for 
his heart standeth fast, and believeth in the Lord. 

8 His heart is established, and will not shrink : 
until he see his desire upon his enemies. 

9 He hath dispersed abroad, and given to the 
poor : and his righteousness remaineth for ever ; his 
horn shall be exalted with honour. 

10 The ungodly shall see it, and it shall grieve 
him : he shall gnash with his teeth, and consume 
away ; the desire of the ungodly shall perish. 

Selection 36. 

Psalm i. Beatus vir, qui non abiit. 

"OLESSED is the man that hath not walked in 
the counsel of the ungodly, nor stood in the 
way of sinners : and hath not sat in the seat of the 
scornful. 

2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord : and 
in his law will he exercise himself day and night. 
384 



THE PSALMS. Sel. 36. 



3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the 
water-side : that will bring forth his fruit in due 
season. 

4 His leaf also shall not wither : and look, what- 
soever he doeth, it shall prosper. 

5 As for the ungodly, it is not so with them : 
but they are like the chaff, which the wind scatter- 
eth away from the face of the earth. 

6 Therefore the ungodly shall not be able to 
stand in the judgment : neither the sinners in the 
congregation of the righteous. 

7 But the Lord knoweth the way of the righte- 
ous : and the way of the ungodly shall perish. 

Psalm cxxviii. Beati omnes. 

"OLESSED are all they that fear the Lord : and 
walk in his ways. 

2 For thou shalt eat the labours of thine hands : 
O well is thee, and happy shalt thou be. 

3 Thy wife shall be as the fruitful vine : upon 
the walls of thine house. 

4 Thy children like the olive-branches : round 
about thy table. 

5 Lo, thus shall the man be blessed : that feareth 
the Lord. 

6 The Lord from out of Sion shall so bless thee : 
that thou shalt see Jerusalem in prosperity all thy 
life long. 

7 Yea, that thou shalt see thy children's children : 
and peace upon Israel. 

Psalm cxxvii. Nisi Dominus. 

"OXCEPT the Lord build the house : their labour 
is but lost that build it. 

2 Except the Lord keep the city : the watchman 
waketh but in vain. 

3 It is but lost labour that ye haste to rise up 

Y 385 



Sel. 37. THE PSALMS. 



early, and so late take rest, and eat the bread of 
carefulness : for so he giveth his beloved sleep. 

4 Lo, children and the fruit of the womb : are an 
heritage and gift that cometh of the Lord. 

5 Like as the arrows in the hand of the giant: 
even so are the young children. 

6 Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of 
them : they shall not be ashamed when they speak 
with their enemies in the gate. 

Psalm cxxxiii. Ecce, quam bonum ! 

T) EHOLD, how good and joyful a thing it is : 
brethren, to dwell together in unity ! 

2 It is like the precious ointment upon the head, 
that ran down unto the beard : even unto Aaron's 
beard, and went down to the skirts of his clothing. 

3 Like as the dew of Hermon : which fell upon 
the hill of Sion. 

4 For there the Lord promised his blessing : and 
life for evermore. 



Psalm xv. Domi?ie, quis Tiabitabit f 
ORJD, who shall dwell in thy tabernacle : or who 



shall rest upon thy holy hill ? 

2 Even he, that leadeth an uncorrupt life : and 
doeth the thing which is right, and speaketh the 
truth from his heart. 

3 He that hath used no deceit in his tongue, nor 
done evil to his neighbour : and hath not slandered 
his neighbour. 

4 He that setteth not by himself, but is lowly in 
his own eyes : and maketh much of them that fear 
the Lord. 

5 He that sweareth unto his neighbour, and dis- 



Selectiois" 37. 




386 



THE PSALMS. 



Sel. 37. 



appointeth him not : though it were to his own 
hindrance. 

6 He that hath not given his money upon usury : 
nor taken reward against the innocent. 

7 Whoso doeth these things : shall never fall. 

Psalm xci. Qui habitat. 

TITHOSO dwelleth under the defence of the most 
" High: shall abide under the shadow of the 
Almighty. 

2 I will say unto the Lord, Thou art my hope, 
and my strong hold : my God, in him will I trust. 

3 For he shall deliver thee from the snare of the 
hunter : and from the noisome pestilence. 

4 He shall defend thee under his wings, and 
thou shalt be safe under his feathers : his faithful- 
ness and truth shall be thy shield and buckler. 

5 Thou shalt not be afraid for any terror by 
night : nor for the arrow that flieth by day ; 

6 For the pestilence that walketh in darkness : 
nor for the sickness that destroyeth in the noon-day. 

7 A thousand shall fall beside thee, and ten 
thousand at thy right hand : but it shall not come 
nigh thee. 

8 Yea, with thine eyes shalt thou behold : and 
see the reward of the ungodly. 

9 For thou, Lord, art my hope : thou hast set 
thine house of defence very high. 

10 There shall no evil happen unto thee : neither 
shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. 

1 1 For he shall give his angels charge over thee : 
to keep thee in all thy ways. 

12 They shall bear thee in their hands: that 
thou hurt not thy foot against a stone. 

1 3 Thou shalt go upon the lion and adder : the 
young lion and the dragon shalt thou tread under 
thy feet. 

387 



Sel. 38. THE PSALMS. 



14 Because he hath set his love upon me, there- 
fore will I deliver hiin : I will set him up, because 
he hath known my Name. 

15 He shall call upon me, and I will hear him : 
yea, I am with him in trouble ; I will deliver him, 
and bring bim to honour. 

16 With long life will I satisfy him ; and shew 
him my salvation. 

Psalm cxxv. Qui confidunt. 

fTlHEY that put their trust in the Lord shall be 
even as the mount Sion : which may not be 
removed, but standeth fast for ever. 

2 The hills stand about Jerusalem : even so 
standeth the Lord round about his people, from this 
time forth for evermore. 

3 For the rod of the ungodly cometh not into 
the lot of the righteous : lest the righteous put their 
hand unto wickedness. 

4 Do well, O Lord : unto those that are good 
and true of heart. 

5 As for such as turn back unto their own wick- 
edness ; the Lord shall lead them forth with the 
evil-doers : but peace shall be upon Israel. 

Selection 38. 

Psalm xxxvii. Noli cemulari. 

T^RET not thyself because of the ungodly : neither 
be thou envious against the evil doers. 

2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass : 
and be withered even as the green herb. 

3 Put thou thy trust in the Lord, and be doing 
good : dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be 
fed. 

383 



THE PSALMS. 



Sel. 38. 



4 Delight thou in the Lord : and he shall give 
thee thy heart's desire. 

5 Commit thy way unto the Lord, and put thy 
•trust in him : and he shall bring it to pass. 

6 He shall make thy righteousness as clear as the 
light : and thy just dealing as the noon-day. 

7 Hold thee still in the Lord, and abide patiently 
upon him : but grieve not thyself at him, whose way 
doth prosper, against the man that doeth after evil 
counsels. 

8 Leave off from wrath, and let go displeasure : 
fret not thyself, else shalt thou be moved to do evil. 

9 Wicked doers shall be rooted out : and they 
that patiently abide the Lord, those shall inherit the 
land. 

10 Yet a little while, and the ungodly shall be 
clean gone : thou shalt look after his place, and he 
shall be away. 

11 But the meek-spirited shall possess the earth : 
and shall be refreshed in the multitude of peace. 

12 The ungodly seeketh counsel against the just : 
and gnasheth upon him with his teeth. 

13 The Lord shall laugh him to scorn: for he 
hath seen that his day is coming. 

14 The ungodly have drawn out the sword, and 
have bent their bow : to cast down the poor and 
needy, and to slay such as are of a right conversa- 
tion. 

15 Their sword shall go through their own heart : 
and their bow shall be broken. 

16 A small thing that the righteous hath : is bet- 
ter than great riches of the ungodly. 

1 7 For the arms of the ungodly shall be broken : 
and the Lord upholdeth the righteous. 

1 8 The Lord knoweth the days of the godly : 
and their inheritance shall endure for ever. 

19 They shall not be confounded in the perilous 

339 



Sel. 38. THE PSALMS. 



time : and in the days of dearth they shall have 
enough. 

20 As for the ungodly, they shall perish ; and the 
enemies of the Lord shall consume as the fat of 
lambs : yea, even as the smoke, shall they consume 
away. 

21 The ungodly borroweth, and payeth not again : 
but the righteous is merciful, and liberal. 

22 Such as are blessed of God shall possess the 
land : and they that are cursed of him shall be 
rooted out. 

23 The Lord ordereth a good man's going : and 
maketh his way acceptable to himself. 

24 Though he fall, he shall not be cast away : 
for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand. 

25 I have been young, and now am old : and yet 
saw I never the righteous forsaken, nor his seed beg- 
ging their bread. 

26 The righteous is ever merciful, and lendeth : 
and his seed is blessed. 

27 Flee from evil, and do the thing that is good : 
and dwell for evermore. 

28 For the Lord loveth the tiring that is ri^ht : 
he forsaketh not his that be godly, but they are pre- 
served for ever. 

29 The unrighteous shall be punished : as for the 
seed of the ungodly, it shall be rooted out. 

30 The righteous shall inherit the land : and 
dwell therein for ever. 

31 The mouth of the righteous is exercised in 
wisdom : and his tongue will be talking of judgment. 

32 The law of his God is in his heart : and his 
goings shall not slide. 

33 The ungodly seeth the righteous : and seek- 
eth occasion to slay him. 

34 The Lord will not leave him in his hand : nor 
condemn him when he is judged. 

390° 



THE PSALMS. 



Sel. 39. 



35 Hope thou in the Lord, and keep his way, and 
he shall promote thee, that thou shalt possess the 
land : when the ungodly shall perish, thou shalt see 
it. 

36 I myself have seen the ungodly in great 
power : and flourishing like a green bay-tree. 

37 1 went by, and lo, he was gone : I sought 
him, but his place could no where be found. 

38 Keep innocency, and take heed unto the thing 
that is right : for that shall bring a man peace at 
the last. 

39 As for the transgressors, they shall perish to- 
gether : and the end of the ungodly is, they shall be 
rooted out at the last. 

40 But the salvation of the righteous corneth of 
the Lord : who is also their strength in the time of 
trouble. 

41 And the Lord shall stand by them, and save 
them : he shall deliver them from the ungodly, and 
shall save them, because they put their trust in him. 

Selection 39. 

Psalm lxxiii. Quam bonus Israel ! 

npRULY God is loving unto Israel : even unto 
such as are of a clean heart. 

2 Nevertheless, my feet were almost gone : my 
treadings had well-nigh slipt. 

3 And why ? I was grieved at the wicked : I do 
also see the ungodly in such prosperity. 

4 For they are in no peril of death : but are lusty 
and strong. 

5 They come in no misfortune like other folk : 
neither are they plagued like other men. 

6 And this is the cause that they are so holden 
with pride : and overwhelmed with cruelty, 

391 



Sel. 39. THE PSALMS. 



7 Their eyes swell with fatness : and they do 
even what they lust. 

8 They corrupt other, and speak of wicked blas- 
phemy : their talking is against the most High. 

9 For they stretch forth their mouth unto the 
heaven : and their tongue goeth through the world. 

10 Therefore fall the people unto them: and 
thereout suck they no small advantage. 

11 Tush, say they, how should God perceive it : 
is there knowledge in the most High ? 

1 2 Lo, these are the ungodly, these prosper in the 
world, and these have riches in possession : and I 
said, Then have I cleansed my heart in vain, and 
washed mine hands in innocency. 

13 All the day long have I been punished : and 
chastened every morning. 

14 Yea, and I had almost said even as they : but 
lo, then I should have condemned the generation of 
thy children. 

1 5 Then thought I to understand this : but it was 
too hard for me, 

16 Until I went into the sanctuary of God : then 
understood I the end of these men ; 

17 Namely, how thou dost set them in slippery 
places : and castest them down, and destroycst 
them. 

18 Oh, how suddenly do they consume : perish, 
and come to a fearful end ! 

19 Yea, even like as a dream when one awaketh : 
so shalt thou make their image to vanish out of the 
city. 

20 Thus my heart was grieved : and it went 
even through my reins. 

21 So foolish was I, and ignorant : even as it 
were a beast before thee. 

22 Nevertheless, I am alway by thee : for thou 
hast holden me by my right hand. 

392 



THE PSALMS. 



Sel. 40. 



23 Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel : and 
after that receive me with glory. 

24 Whom have I in heaven but thee : and there 
is none upon earth that I desire in comparison of 
thee. 

25 My flesh and my heart faileth : but God is the 
strength of my heart, and my portion for ever. 

26 For lo, they that forsake thee shall perish : 
thou hast destroyed all them that commit fornication 
against thee. 

27 But it is good for me to hold me fast by God, 
to put my trust in the Lord God : and to speak of 
all thy works in the gates of the daughter of Sion. 

Selection 40. 

Psalm xiv. Dixit insipiens. 

THE fool hath said in his heart : There is no 
God. 

2 They are corrupt, and become abominable in 
their doings : there is none that doeth good, no not 
one. 

3 The Lord looked down from heaven upon the 
children of men : to see if there were any that would 
understand, and seek after God. 

4 But they are all gone out of the way, they are 
altogether become abominable : there is none that 
doeth good, no not one. 

5 Their throat is an open sepulchre, with their 
tongues have they deceived : the poison of asps is 
under their lips. 

6 Their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness : 
their feet are swift to shed blood. 

7 Destruction and unhappiness is in their ways, 
and the way of peace have they not known : there 
is no fear of God before their eyes. 

393 



Sel. 40. 



THE PSALMS. 



8 Have they no knowledge, that they are all such 
workers of mischief: eating up my people as it were 
bread, and call not upon the Lord ? 

9 There were they brought in great fear, even 
where no fear was : for God is in the generation of 
the righteous. 

10 As for you, ye have made a mock at the coun- 
sel of the poor : because he putteth his trust in the 
Lord. 

11 Who shall give salvation unto Israel out of 
Sion ? When the Lord turneth the captivity of his 
people : then shall Jacob rejoice, and Israel shall be 
glad. 

Psalm xxxvi. Dixit injustus. 

TMfY heart showeth me the wickedness of the un- 
XtX godly : that there is no fear of God before his 
eyes. 

2 For he flattereth himself in his own sight : un- 
til his abominable sin be found out. 

3 The words of his mouth are unrighteous, and 
full of deceit : he hath left off to behave himself 
wisely, and to do good. 

4 He imagineth mischief upon his bed, and hath 
set himself in no good way : neither doth he abhor 
any thing that is evil. 

5 Thy mercy, O Lord, reacheth unto the heavens : 
and thy faithfulness unto the clouds. 

6 Thy righteousness standeth like the strong 
mountains : thy judgments are like the great deep. 

7 Thou, Lord, shalt save both man and beast ; 
How excellent is thy mercy, O God : and the chil- 
dren of men shall put their trust under the shadow 
of thy wings. 

8 They shall be satisfied with the plenteousness 
of thy house : and thou shalt give them drink of thy 
pleasures, as out of the river. 

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THE PSALMS. 



Sel. 41. 



9 For with thee is the well of life : and in thy 
light shall we see light. 

10 O continue forth thy loving-kindness unto 
them that know thee : and thy righteousness unto 
them that are true of heart. 

11 O let not the foot of pride come against me : 
and let not the hand of the ungodly cast me down. 

12 There are they fallen, all that work wicked- 
ness : they are cast down, and shall not be able to 
stand. 



ORD, I am not high-minded : I have no proud 



2 I do not exercise myself in great matters : 
which are too high for me. 

3 But I refrain my soul, and keep it low, like as 
a child that is weaned from his mother : yea, my 
soul is even as a weaned child. 

4 O Israel, trust in the Lord : from this time 
forth for evermore. 

Selection 41. 

Psalm lxxxii. Deus stetit. 
OD standeth in the congregation of princes : he 



^ is a Judge among gods. 

2 How long will ye give wrong judgment : and 
accept the persons of the ungodly ? 

3 Defend the poor and fatherless : see that such 
as are in need and necessity have right. 

4 Deliver the out-cast and poor : save them from 
the hand of the ungodly. 

5 They will not be learned nor understand, but 
walk on still in darkness : all the foundations of the 
earth are out of course. 



Psalm cxxxi. Domine, non est. 





395 



Sel. 41. 



THE PSALMS. 



6 I have said, Ye are gods : and ye are all the 
children of the most Highest. 

7 But ye shall die like men : and fall like one of 
the princes. 

8 Arise, God, and judge thou the earth : for 
thou shalt take all heathen to thine inheritance. 

Psalm ci. Misericordiam et judicium. 

MY song shall be of mercy and judgment : unto 
thee, Lord, will I sing. 

2 O let me have understanding : in the way of 
godliness. 

3 When wilt thou come unto me : I will walk in 
my house with a perfect heart. 

4 I will take no wicked thing in hand ; I hate 
the sins of unfaithfulness : there shall no such cleave 
unto me. 

5 A froward heart shall depart from me : I will 
not know a wicked person. 

6 Whoso privily slander eth his neighbour : him 
will I destroy. 

7 Whoso hath also a proud look and high stom- 
ach : I will not suffer him. 

8 Mine eyes look upon such as are faithful in the 
land : that they may dwell with me. 

9 Whoso leadeth a godly life : he shall be my 
servant. 

10 There shall no deceitful person dwell in my 
house : he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my 
sight. 

11 I shall soon destroy all the ungodly that are 
in the land : that I may root out all wicked doers 
from the city of the Lord. 

Psalm lii. Quid gloriaris ? 

"VVTHY boastest thou thyself, thou tyrant: that 
* * thou canst do mischief ; 

396 



THE PSALMS. 



Sel. 42. 



2 Whereas the goodness of God : endureth yet 
daily? " 

3 Thy tongue imagineth wickedness : and with 
lies thou cuttest like a sharp razor. 

4 Thou hast loved unrighteousness more than 
goodness : and to talk of lies more than righteous- 
ness. 

5 Thou hast loved to speak all words that may 
do hurt : O thou false tongue. 

6 Therefore shall God destroy thee for ever : he 
shall take thee, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling, 
and root thee out of the land of the living. 

7 The righteous also shall see this, and fear : 
and shall laugh him to scorn ; 

8 Lo, this is the man that took not God for his 
strength : but trusted unto the multitude of his 
riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness. 

9 As for me, I am like a green olive-tree in the 
house of God : my trust is in the tender mercy of 
God for ever and ever. 

10 I will always give thanks unto thee for that 
thou hast done : and I will hope in thy Name, for 
thy saints like it well. 



Selection 42. 

Psalm xlix. Audite hcec, omnes. 

S~\ HEAR ye this, all ye people : ponder it with 
" your ears, all ye that dwell in the world ; 

2 High and low, rich and poor : one with another. 

3 My mouth shall speak of wisdom : and my 
heart shall muse of understanding. 

4 I will incline mine ear to the parable : and 
shew my dark speech upon the harp. 

5 Wherefore should I fear in the days of wicked- 

397 



Sel. 42. THE PSALMS. 



ness : and when the wickedness of rny heels com- 
passeth me round about ? 

6 There be some that put their trust in their 
goods : and boast themselves in the multitude of 
their riches. 

7 But no man may deliver his brother : nor make 
agreement unto God for him ; 

8 For it cost more to redeem their souls : so that 
he must let that alone for ever ; 

9 Yea, though he live long : and see not the 
grave. 

10 For he seeth that wise men also die, and per- 
ish together : as well as the ignorant and foolish, 
and leave their riches for other. 

11 And yet they think that their houses shall 
continue for ever : and that their dwelling-places 
shall endure from one generation to another ; and 
call the lands after their own names. 

12 Nevertheless, man will not abide in honour ; 
seeing he may be compared unto the beasts that 
perish ; this is the way of them. 

13 This is their foolishness : and their posterity 
praise their saying. 

14 They lie in the hell like sheep, death gnaweth 
upon them, and the righteous shall have domination 
over them in the morning : their beauty shall con- 
sume in the sepulchre out of their dwelling. 

15 But God hath delivered my soul from the 
place of hell : for he shall receive me. 

16 Be not thou afraid, though one be made rich: 
or if the glory of his house be increased ; 

17 For he shall carry nothing away with him 
when he dieth : neither shall his pomp follow him. 

18 For while he lived, he counted himself an 
happy man: and so long as thou doest well unto 
thyself, men will speak good of thee. 

398 



THE PSALMS. Sel. 43. 



1 9 He shall follow the generation of his fathers : 
and shall never see light. 

20 Man being in honour hath no understanding : 
but is compared unto the beasts that perish. 

Psalm liii. Dixit insipiens. 

rnHE foolish body hath said in his heart : There 
is no God. 

2 Corrupt are they, and become abominable in 
their wickedness : there is none that doeth good. 

3 God looked down from heaven upon the chil- 
dren of men : to see if there were any, that would 
understand, and seek after God. 

4 But the}- are all gone out of the way, they are 
altogether become abominable : there is also none 
that doeth good, no not one. 

5 Are not they without understanding that work 
wickedness : eating up my people as if they would 
eat bread ? they have not called upon God. 

6 They were afraid where no fear was : for God 
hath broken the bones of him that besieged thee ; 
thou hast put them to confusion, because God hath 
despised them. 

7 Oh, that the salvation were given unto Israel 
out of Sion : Oh, that the Lord would deliver his 
people out of captivity ! 

8 Then should Jacob rejoice : and Israel should 
be right glad. 

Selection 43. 

Psalm ix. Confitebor tibi. 

T WILL give thanks unto thee, O Lord, with my 
whole heart : I will speak of all thy marvellous 
works. 

2 I will be glad and rejoice in thee : yea, my 
399 



Sel. 43. 



THE PSALMS. 



songs will I make of thy Name, O thou most 

Highest. 

3 While mine enemies are driven back : they 
shall fall and perish at thy presence. 

4 For thou hast maintained my right and my 
cause : thou art set in the throne that judgest right, 

5 Thou hast rebuked the heathen, and destroyed 
the ungodly : thou hast put out their name for ever 
and ever. 

6 O thou enemy, destructions are come to a per- 
petual end : even as the cities which thou hast de- 
stroyed ; their memorial is perished with them. 

7 But the Lord shall endure for ever : he hath 
also prepared his seat for judgment. 

8 For he shall judge the world in righteousness : 
and minister true judgment unto the people. 

9 The Lord also will be a defence for the op- 
pressed : even a refuge in due time of trouble. 

10 And they that know thy Name will put their 
fcrust in thee : for thou, Lord, hast never failed them 
that seek thee. 

11 praise the Lord which dwelleth in Siou ; 
shew the people of his doings. 

12 For, when he maketh inquisition for blood, 
he remembereth them : and forgetteth not the com- 
plaint of the poor. 

13 Have mercy upon me, Lord ; consider the 
trouble which I suffer of them that hate me : thou 
that liftest me up from the gates of death. 

14 That I may shew all thy praises within the 
ports of the daughter of Sion : I will rejoice in thy 
salvation. 

15 The heathen are sunk down in the pit that 
they made : in the same net which they hid privily, 
is their foot taken. 

16 The Lord is known to execute judgment : the 
ungodly is trapped in the work of his own hands. 

400 



THE PSALMS. Sel. 43. 



1 7 The wicked shall be turned into hell : and all 
the people that forget God. 

18 For the poor shall not alway be forgotten ; 
the patient abiding of the meek shall not perish for 
ever. 

19 Up, Lord, and let not man have the upper 
hand : let the heathen be judged in thy sight. 

20 Put them in fear, O Lord : that the heathen 
may know themselves to be but men. 

Psalm xii. Salvum me fac. 

TTELP me, Lord, for there is not one godly man 
left : for the faithful are minished from among 
the children of men. 

2 They talk of vanity every one with his neigh- 
bour : they do but flatter with their lips, and dis- 
semble in their double heart. 

3 The Lord shall root out all deceitful lips : and 
the tongue that speaketh proud things ; 

4 Which have said, With our tongue will we pre- 
vail : we are they that ought to speak, who is lord 
over us ? 

5 Now for the comfortless troubles' sake of the 
needy : and because of the deep sighing of the poor, 

6 I will up, saith the Lord : and will help every 
one from him that swelleth against hira, and will set 
him at rest. 

7 The words of the Lord are pure words : even 
as the silver, which from the earth is tried, and puri- 
fied seven times in the fire. 

8 Thou shalt keep them, O Lord : thou shalt pre- 
serve him from this generation forever. 

9 The ungodly walk on every side : when they 
are exalted, the children of men are put to rebuke. 

Z 401 



Sel. 44. THE PSALMS. 



Selection 44. 

Psalm x. Ut quid, Domine ? 

TTTHY standest thou so far off, O Lord : and hid- 
' * est thy face in the needful time of trouble ? 

2 The ungodly for his own lust doth persecute 
the poor : let them be taken in the crafty wiliness 
that they have imagined. 

3 For the ungodly hath made boast of his own 
heart's desire : and speaketh good of the covetous, 
whom God abhorreth. 

4 The ungodly is so proud, that he careth not for 
God : neither is God in all his thoughts. 

5 His ways are alway grievous : thy judgments 
are far above out of his sight, and therefore defieth 
he all his enemies. 

6 For he hath said in his heart, Tush, I shall 
never be cast down : there shall no harm happen 
unto me. 

7 His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and fraud : 
under his tongue is ungodliness and vanity, 

8 He sitteth lurking in the thievish corners of 
the streets : and privily in his lurking dens doth he 
murder the innocent; his eyes are set against the 
poor. 

9 For he lieth waiting secretly, even as a lion 
lurketh he in his den : that he may ravish the poor. 

10 He doth ravish the poor : when he getteth 
him into his net. 

11 He falleth down, and humble th himself: that 
the congregation of the poor may fall into the hands 
of his captains. 

12 He hath said in his heart, Tush, God hath 
forgotten : he hideth away his face, and he will 
never see it. 

402 



THE PSALMS. Sel. 44. 



1 3 Arise, O Lord God, and lift up thine hand : 
forget not the poor. 

14 Wherefore should the wicked blaspheme God : 
while he doth say in his heart, Tush, thou God 
carest not for it. 

15 Surely thou hast seen it : for thou beholdest 
ungodliness and wrong, 

16 That thou mayest take the matter into thine 
hand : the poor committeth himself unto thee ; for 
thou art the helper of the friendless. 

17 Break thou the power of the ungodly and ma- 
licious : take away his ungodliness, and thou shalt 
find none. 

18 The Lord is King fbr ever and ever: and the 
heathen are perished out of the land. 

1 9 Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the poor : 
thou preparest their heart, and thine ear hearkeneth 
thereto ; 

20 To help the fatherless and poor unto their 
right : that the man of the earth be no more exalted 
against them. 

Psalm lviii. Si vere utique. 
A RE your minds set upon righteousness, O ye 



congregation : and do ye judge the thing that 
is right, O ye sons of men ? 

2 Yea, ye imagine mischief in your heart upon 
the earth : and your hands deal with wickedness. 

3 The ungodly are froward, even from their 
mother's womb : as soon as they are born, they go 
astray, and speak lies. 

4 They an* as venomous as the poison of a ser- 
pent : even like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ears ; 

5 Which refuseth to hear the voice of the 
charmer : charm he never so wisely. 

6 Break their teeth, O God, in their mouths; 
smite the jaw-bones of the lions, Lord : let them 




403 



Sel. 45. 



THE PSALMS. 



fall away like water that runneth apace : and when 
they shoot their arrows let them be rooted out. 

7 Let them consume away like a snail, and be 
like the untimely fruit of a woman : and let them 
not see the sun. 

8 Or ever your pots be made hot with thorns : so 
let indignation vex him, even as a thing that is rt.w. 

9 The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the 
vengeance : he shall wash his footsteps in the blood 
of the ungodly. 

10 So that a man shall say, Verily there is a re- 
ward for the righteous : doubtless there is a God 
that judgeth the earth. 



Selection 45. 

Psalm lxxviii. Attendite, popule. 

TTEAR my law, O my people : incline your ears 
unto the words of my mouth. 

2 I will open my mouth in a parable : I will de- 
clare hard sentences of old ; 

3 Which we have heard and known : and such 
as our fathers have told us ; 

4 That we should not hide them from the chil- 
dren of the generations to come : but to shew the 
honour of the Lord, his mighty and wonderful works 
that he hath done. 

5 He made a covenant with Jacob, and gave Is- 
rael a law : which he commanded our forefathers to 
teach their children ; 

6 That their posterity might know it : and the 
children which were yet unborn ; 

7 To the intent that when they came up : they 
might shew their children the same ; 

8 That they might put their trust in God : and 

404 



THE PSALMS. Sel. 45. 



not to forget the works of God, but to keep his com- 
mandments ; 

9 And not to be as their forefathers, a faithless 
and stubborn generation : a generation that set not 
their heart aright, and whose spirit cleaveth not 
stedfastly unto God ; 

10 Like as the children of Ephraim : who being 
harnessed, and carrying bows, turned themselves 
back in the day of battle. 

11 They kept not the covenant of God: and 
would not walk in his law ; 

12 But forgat what he had done : and the won- 
derful works that he had shewed for them. 

13 Marvellous things did he in the sight of our 
forefathers, in the land of Egypt : even in the field 
of Zoan. 

14 He divided the sea, and let them go through : 
he made the waters to stand on an heap. 

15 In the day-time also he led them with a 
cloud : and all the night through with a light of 
fire. 

16 He clave the hard rocks in the wilderness : 
and gave them drink thereof, as it had been out of 
the great depth. 

17 He brought waters out of the stony rock: so 
that it gushed out like the rivers. 

18 Yet for all this they sinned more against him : 
and provoked the most Highest in the wilderness. 

19 They tempted God in their hearts : and re- 
quired meat for their lust. 

20 They spake against God also, saying : Shall 
God prepare a table in the wilderness ? 

21 He smote the stony rock indeed, that the 
water gushed out, and the streams flowed withal : 
but can he give bread also, or provide flesh for his 
people ? 

22 When the Lord heard this, he was wroth : so 

405 



Sel. 45. 



THE PSALMS. 



the fire was kindled in Jacob, and there came up 
heavy displeasure against Israel ; 

23 Because they believed not in God : and put 
not their trust in his help. 

24 So he commanded the clouds above : and 
opened the doors of heaven. 

25 He rained down manna also upon them for to 
eat : and gave them food from heaven. 

26 So man did eat angels' food : for he sent them 
meat enough. 

27 He caused the east-wind to blow under 
heaven : and through his power he brought in the 
south-west wind. 

28 He rained flesh upon them as thick as dust : 
and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea. 

29 He let it fall among their tents : even round 
about their habitation. 

30 So they did eat, and were well filled ; for he 
gave them their own desire : they were not disap- 
pointed of their lust. 

31 But while the meat was yet in their mouths, 
the heavy wrath of God came upon them, and slew 
the wealthiest of them : yea, and smote down the 
chosen men that were in Israel. 

32 But for all this they sinned yet more : and be- 
lieved not his wondrous works. 

33 Therefore their days did he consume in van^ 
ity : and their years in trouble. 

34 When he slew them, they sought him : and 
turned them early, and inquired after God. 

35 And they remembered that God was their 
strength : and that the high God was their redeemer. 

36 Nevertheless, they did but flatter him with 
their mouth : and dissembled with him in their 
tongue. 

37 For their heart was not whole with him : 
neither continued they steadfast in his covenant. 

406 



THE PSALMS. Sel. 45. 



38 But he was so merciful, that he forgave their 
misdeeds : and destroyed them not. 

39 Yea, many a time turned he his wrath away : 
and would not suffer his whole displeasure to arise. 

40 For he considered that they were but flesh : 
and that they were even a wind that passeth away, 
and cometh not again. 

41 Many a time did they provoke him in the wil- 
derness : and grieved him in the desert. 

42 They turned back, and tempted God : and 
moved the Holy One in Israel. 

43 They thought not of his hand ; and of the day 
when he delivered them from the hand of the 
enemy ; 

44 How he had wrought his miracles in Egypt : 
and his wonders in the field of Zoan. 

45 He turned their waters into blood : so that 
they might not drink of the rivers. 

46 He sent lice among them, and devoured them 
up : and frogs to destroy them. 

47 He gave their fruit unto the caterpillar : and 
their labour unto the grasshopper. 

48 He destroyed their vines with hail-stones : 
and their mulberry-trees with the frost. 

49 He smote their cattle also with hail- stones : 
and their flocks with hot thunderbolts. 

50 He cast upon them the furiousness of his 
wrath, anger, displeasure, and trouble : and sent 
evil angels among them. 

51 He made a way to his indignation, and spared 
not their soul from death : but gave their life over 
to the pestilence ; 

52 And smote all the first-born in Egypt : the 
most principal and mightiest in the dwellings of 
Ham. 

53 But as for his own people, he led them forth 

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Sel. 45. THE PSALMS. 



like sheep : and carried them in the wilderness like 
a flock. 

54 He brought them out safely, that they should 
not fear : and overwhelmed their enemies with the 
sea. 

55 And brought them within the borders of his 
sanctuary : even to his mountain which he purchased 
with his right hand. 

56 He cast out the heathen also before them : 
caused their land to be divided among them for an 
heritage, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in 
their tents. 

57 So they tempted, and displeased the most 
high God : and kept not his testimonies ; 

58 But turned their backs, and fell away like 
their forefathers : starting aside like a broken bow. 

59 For they grieved him with their hill-altars : 
and provoked him to displeasure with their images. 

60 When God heard this, he was wroth : and 
took sore displeasure at Israel. 

61 So that he forsook the tabernacle in Silo : 
even the tent that he had pitched among men. 

62 He delivered their power into captivity : and 
their beauty into the enemy's hand. 

63 He gave his people over also unto the sword : 
and was wroth with his inheritance. 

64 The fire consumed their young men : and 
their maidens were not given to marriage. 

65 Their priests were slain with the sword : and 
there were no widows to make lamentation. 

66 So the Lord awaked as one out of sleep : and 
like a giant refreshed with wine. 

6 7 He smote his enemies in the hinder parts : 
and put them to a perpetual shame. 

68 He refused the tabernacle of Joseph : and 
chose not the tribe of Ephraim ; 

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THE PSALMS. Sel. 46, 



69 But chose the tribe of Judah : even the hill 
of Sion which he loved. 

70 And there he built his temple on high : and 
laid the foundation of it like the ground which he 
hath made continually. 

71 He chose David also his servant : and took 
him away from the sheep-folds. 

72 As he was following the ewes great with 
young ones he took him : that he might feed Jacob 
his people, and Israel his inheritance. 

73 So he fed them with a faithful and true 
heart : and ruled them prudently with all his power. 

Selection 46. 

Psalm cvi. Confitemini Domino, 

OGIVE thanks unto the Lord, for he is gracious : 
and his mercy endureth for ever. 

2 Who can express the noble acts of the Lord : 
or shew forth all his praise ? 

3 Blessed are they that always keep judgment : 
and do righteousness. 

4 Bemember me, O Lord, according to the favour 
that thou bearest unto thy people : O visit me with 
thy salvation ; 

5 That I may see the felicity of thy chosen : and 
rejoice in the gladness of thy people, and give thanks 
with thine inheritance. 

6 We have sinned with our fathers : we have 
done amiss, and dealt wickedly. 

7 Our fathers regarded not thy wonders in Egypt, 
neither kept they thy great goodness in remem- 
brance : but were disobedient at the sea, even at 
the Bed sea. 

8 Nevertheless, he helped them for his Name's 
sake : that he might make his power to be known. 

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Sel. 46. 



THE PSALMS. 



9 He rebuked the Red sea also, and it was dried 
up : so he led them through the deep, as through a 
wilderness. 

10 And he saved them from the adversary's 
hand: and delivered them from the hand of the 
enemy. 

11 As for those that troubled them, the waters 
overwhelmed them : there was not one of them left. 

12 Then believed they his words : and sang 
praise unto him. 

13 But within a while they forgat his works : 
and would not abide his counsel. 

14 But lust came upon them in the wilderness : 
and they tempted God in the desert. 

15 And he gave them their desire : and sent 
leanness withal into their soul. 

16 They angered Moses also in the tents: and 
Aaron the saint of the Lord. 

17 So the earth opened, and swallowed up 
Dathan : and covered the congregation of Abiram. 

18 And the fire was kindled in their company : 
the flame burnt up the ungodly. 

1 9 They made a calf in Horeb : and worshipped 
the molten image. 

20 Thus they turned their glory : into the simili- 
tude of a calf that eateth hay. 

21 And they forgat God their Saviour : who had 
done so great things in Egypt ; 

22 Wondrous works in the land of Ham : and 
fearful things by the Red sea. 

23 So he said, he would have destroyed them, 
had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the 
gap : to turn away his wrathful indignation, lest he 
should destroy them. 

24 Yea, they thought scorn of that pleasant land : 
and gave no credence unto his word ; 

410 



THE PSALMS. Sel. 46. 



25 But murmured in their tents : and hearkened 
not unto the voice of the Lord. 

26 Then lift he up his hand against them : to 
overthrow them in the wilderness ; 

27 To cast out their seed among the nations : 
and to scatter them in the lands. 

28 They joined themselves unto Baal-peor : and 
ate the offerings of the dead. 

29 Thus they provoked him to anger with their 
own inventions : and the plague was great among 
them. 

30 Then stood up Phinees and prayed : and so 
the plague ceased. 

31 And that was counted unto him for righteous- 
ness : among all posterities for evermore. 

32 They angered him also at the waters of strife : 
so that he punished Moses for their sakes ; 

33 Because they provoked his spirit : so that he 
spake unadvisedly with his lips. 

34 Neither destroyed they the heathen : as the 
Lord commanded them ; 

35 But were mingled among the heathen : and 
learned their works. 

36 Insomuch that they worshipped their idols, 
which turned to their own decay : yea, they offered 
their sons and their daughters unto devils ; 

37 And shed innocent blood, even the blood of 
their sons and of their daughters : whom they of- 
fered unto the idols of Canaan ; and the land was 
defiled with blood. 

38 Thus were they stained with their own works : 
and went a whoring with their own inventions. 

39 Therefore was the wrath of the Lord kindled 
against his people : insomuch that he abhorred his 
own inheritance. 

40 And he gave them over into the hand of the - 

411 



Sel. 46. 



THE PSALMS. 



heathen : and they that hated them were lords over 
them. 

41 Their enemies oppressed them : and had them 
in subjection. 

42 Many a time did he deliver them : but they 
rebelled against him with their own inventions, and 
were brought down in their wickedness. 

43 Nevertheless, when he saw their adversity : 
he heard their complaint. 

44 He thought upon his covenant, and pitied 
them, according unto the multitude of his mercies : 
yea, he made all those that led them away captive 
to pity them. 

45 Deliver us, O Lord our God, and gather us 
from among the heathen : that we may give thanks 
unto thy holy Name, and make our boast of thy 
praise. 

46 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from ever- 
lasting, and world without end and let all the peo- 
ple say, Amen. 

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PART IV. 
PSALMS OF PRAISE AND THANKSGIVING 

PROPER TO THE PRINCIPAL FESTIVALS. 



Selection 47. 

Psalm cxxxii. Memento, Domine, 

LORD, remember David : and all his trouble ; 
2 How he sware unto the Lord : and vowed 
a vow unto the Almighty God of Jacob ; 

3 I will not come within the tabernacle of mine 
house : nor climb up into my bed ; 

4 I will not suffer mine eyes to sleep, nor mine 
eye-lids to slumber : neither the temples of my head 
to take any rest ; 

5 Until I find out a place for the temple of the 
Lord : an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob. 

6 Lo, we heard of the same at Ephrata : and 
found it in the wood. 

7 We will go into his tabernacle : and fall low 
on our knees before his footstool. 

8 Arise, Lord, into thy resting-place : thou, 
and the ark of thy strength. 

9 Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness : 
and let thy saints sing with joyfulness. 

10 For thy servant David's sake : turn not away 
the presence of thine Anointed. 

11 The Lord hath made a faithful oath unto 
Da j id : and he shall not shrink from it ; 

12 Of the fruit of thy body : shall I set upon thy 
seat. 

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Sel. 47. 



THE PSALMS. 



13 If thy children will keep my covenant, and 
my testimonies that I shall learn them : their chil- 
dren also shall sit upon thy seat for evermore. 

14 For the Lord hath chosen Sion to be an hab- 
itation for himself : he hath longed for her. 

15 This shall be my rest for ever: here will I 
dwell, for I have a delight therein. 

16 1 will bless her victuals with increase : and 
will satisfy her poor with bread. 

17 1 will deck her priests with health : and her 
saints shall rejoice and sing. 

18 There shall I make the horn of David to flour- 
ish : I have ordained a lantern for mine Anointed. 

19 As for his enemies, I shall clothe them with 
shame : but upon himself shall his crown flourish. 

Psalm ex. Dixit Dominus, 

rnHE Lord said unto my Lord : Sit thou on my 
right hand, until I make thine enemies thy 
footstool. 

2 The Lord shall send the rod of thy power out 
of Sion : be thou ruler, even in the midst among 
thine enemies. 

3 In the day of thy power shall the people offer 
thee free-will offerings with an holy worship : the 
dew of thy birth is of the womb of the morning. 

4 The Lord sware, and will not repent : Thou 
art a Priest for ever after the order of Melchizedech. 

5 The Lord upon thy right hand : shall wound 
even kings in the day of his wrath. 

6 He shall judge among the heathen ; he shall 
fill the places with the dead bodies : and smite in 
sunder the heads over divers countries. 

7 He shall drink of the brook in the way : there- 
fore shall he lift up his head. 

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THE PSALMS. Sel. 48. 



Selection 48. 

Psalm lxxxix. Misericordias Domini. 

TVTY song shall be alway of the loving-kindness 
of the Lord : with my mouth will I ever be 
shewing thy truth from one generation to another. 

2 For I have said, Mercy shall be set up for 
ever : thy truth shalt thou stablish in the heavens. 

3 I have made a covenant with my chosen : I 
have sworn unto David my servant ; 

4 Thy seed will I stablish for ever : and set up 
thy throne from one generation to another. 

5 O Lord, the very heavens shall praise thy 
wondrous works : and thy truth in the congregation 
of the saints. 

6 For who is he among the clouds : that shall 
be compared unto the Lord ? 

7 And what is he among the gods : that shall 
be like unto the Lord ? 

8 God is very greatly to be feared in the council 
of the saints : and to be had in reverence of all 
them that are round about him. 

9 O Lord God of hosts, who is like unto thee : 
thy truth, most mighty Lord, is on every side. 

10 Thou rulest the raging of the sea : thou stillest 
the waves thereof when they arise. 

11 Thou hast subdued Egypt, and destroyed it: 
thou hast scattered thine enemies abroad with thy 
mighty arm. 

12 The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine : 
thou hast laid the foundation of the round world, 
and all that therein is. 

13 Thou hast made the north and the south : 
Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy Name. 

14 Thou hast a mighty arm : strong is thy 
hand, and high is thy right hand. 

415 



Sel. 48. THE PSALMS. 



15 Righteousness and equity are the habitation 
of thy seat : mercy and truth shall go before thy 
face. 

16 Blessed is the people, Lord, that can rejoice 
in thee : they shall walk in the light of thy coun- 
tenance. 

17 Their delight shall be daily in thy Name : 
and in thy righteousness shall they make their 
boast. 

18 For thou art the glory of their strength : and 
in thy loving-kindness thou shalt lift up our horns. 

19 For the Lord is our defence : the Holy One 
of Israel is our King. 

20 Thou spakest sometime in visions unto thy 
saints, and saidst : I have laid help upon one that 
is mighty : I have exalted one chosen out of the 
people. 

21 I have found David my servant: with my 
holy oil have I anointed him. 

22 My hand shall hold him fast : and my arm 
shall strengthen him. 

23 The enemy shall not be able to do him vio- 
lence : the son of wickedness shall not hurt him. 

24 I will smite down his foes before his face : 
and plague them that hate him. 

25 My truth also and my mercy shall be with 
him : and in my Name shall his horn be exalted. 

26 I will set his dominion also in the sea : and 
his right hand in the floods. 

2 7 He shall call me, Thou art my Father: my 
God. and my strong salvation. 

23 And I will make him my first-born : higher 
than the kings of the earth. 

29 My mercy will I keep for him for evermore ; 
and my covenant shall stand fast with him. 

30 His seed also will I make to endure for ever : 
and his throne as the days of heaven. 

416 



THE PSALMS. Sel. 48. 



31 But if his children forsake my law : and walk 
not in my judgments ; 

32 If they break my statutes, and keep not my 
commandments : I will visit their offences with the 
rod, and their sin with scourges. 

33 Nevertheless, my loving-kindness will I not 
utterly take from him : nor suffer my truth to fail. 

34 My covenant will I not break, nor alter the 
thing that is gone out of my lips : I have sworn 
once by my holiness, that I will not fail David. 

35 His seed shall endure for ever : and his seat 
is like as the sun before me. 

36 He shall stand fast for evermore as the moon : 
and as the faithful witness in heaven. 

37 But thou hast abhorred and forsaken thine 
Anointed : and art displeased at him. 

38 Thou hast broken the covenant of thy servant : 
and cast his crown to the ground. 

39 Thou hast overthrown all his hedges : and 
broken down his strongholds. 

40 All they that go by spoil him r and he is 
become a reproach to his neighbours. 

41 Thou hast set up the right hand of his ene- 
mies : and made all his adversaries to rejoice. 

42 Thou hast taken away the edge of his sword : 
and givest him not victory in the battle. 

43 Thou hast put out his glory : and cast his 
throne down to the ground. 

44 The days of his youth hast thou shortened : 
and covered him with dishonour. 

45 Lord, how long wilt thou hide thyself, for 
ever : and shall thy wrath burn like fire ? 

46 O remember how short my time is : where- 
fore hast thou made all men for nought ? 

47 What man is he that liveth, and shall not see 
death : and shall he deliver his soul from the hand 
of hell ? 

AA 417 



Sel. 48. 



THE PSALMS. 



48 Lord, where are thy old loving-kindnesses : 
which thou swarest unto David in thy truth ? 

49 Remember, Lord, the rebuke that thy ser- 
vants have : and how I do bear in my bosom the 
rebukes of many people ; 

50 Wherewith thine enemies have blasphemed 
thee, and slandered the footsteps of thine Anointed : 
praised be the Lord for evermore. Amen, and 
Amen. 

Psalm lxxxv. Benedixisti, Domine. 
T ORD, thou art become gracious unto thy land : 



thou hast turned away the captivity of Jacob. 

2 Thou hast forgiven the offence of thy people : 
and covered all their sins. 

3 Thou hast taken away all thy displeasure : and 
turned thyself from thy wrathful indignation. 

4 Turn us then, O God our Saviour : and let 
thine anger cease from us. 

5 Wilt thou be displeased at us for ever: and 
wilt thou stretch out thy wrath from one generation 
to another ? 

6 Wilt thou not turn again, and quicken us : that 
thy people may rejoice in thee ? 

7 Shew us thy mercy, O Lord : and grant us thy 
salvation. 

8 I will hearken what the Lord God will say con- 
cerning me : for he shall speak peace unto his peo- 
ple, and to his saints, that they turn not again. 

9 For his salvation is nigh them that fear him : 
that glory may dwell in our land. 

10 Mercy and truth are met together : righteous- 
ness and peace have kissed each other. 

11 Truth shall flourish out of the earth : and 
righteousness hath looked down from heaven. 

12 Yea, the Lord shall shew loving-kindness : and 
our land shall give her increase. 




418 



THE PSALMS. Sel. 49. 



13 Kighteousness shall go before him : and he 
shall direct his going in the way. 

Selection 49. 

Psalm xlv. Eructavit cor meum, 

MY heart is inditing of a good matter ; I speak 
of the things which I have made unto the 
King : my tongue is the pen of a ready writer. 

2 Thou art fairer than the children of men : full 
of grace are thy lips, because God hath blessed thee 
for ever. 

3 Gird thee with thy sword upon thy thigh, O 
thou most Mighty : according to thy worship and re- 
nown. 

4 Good luck have thou with thine honour : ride 
on, because of the word of truth, of meekness, and 
righteousness ; and thy right hand shall teach thee 
terrible things. 

5 Thy arrows are very sharp, and the people 
shall be subdued unto thee : even in the midst 
among the King's enemies. 

6 Thy seat, O God, endureth for ever : the scep- 
tre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre. 

7 Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniq- 
uity : wherefore God, even thy God, hath anointed 
thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. 

8 All thy garments smell of myrrh, aloes, and cas- 
sia : out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have 
made thee glad. 

9 Kings' daughters were among thy honourable 
women : upon thy right hand did stand the queen 
in a vesture of gold, wrought about with divers col- 
ours. 

10 Hearken, O daughter, and consider, incline 
thine ear : forget also thine own people, and thy 
father's house. 

419 



Sel. 50. THE PSALMS. 



11 So shall the King have pleasure in thy 
beauty : for he is thy Lord God, and worship thou 
him. 

12 And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with 
a gift : like as the rich also among the people shall 
make their supplication before thee. 

1 3 The King's daughter is all glorious within : 
her clothing is of wrought gold. 

14 She shall be brought unto the King in rai- 
ment of needlework : the virgins that be her fellows 
shall bear her company, and shall be brought unto 
thee. 

15 With joy and gladness shall they be brought :- 
and shall enter into the King's palace. 

16 Instead of thy fathers thou shalt have chil- 
dren : whom thou mayest make princes in all lands. 

17 1 will remember thy Name from one genera- 
tion to another : therefore shall the people give 
thanks unto thee, world without end. 

Selection 50. 

Psalm lxvii. Deus misereatur, 

OD be merciful unto us, and bless us : and shew 
" us the light of his countenance, and be merci- 
ful unto us ; 

2 That thy way may be known upon earth : thy 
saving health among all nations. 

3 Let the people praise thee, O God : yea, let all 
the people praise thee. 

4 O let the nations rejoice and be glad : for thou 
shalt judge the folk righteously, and govern the na- 
tions upon earth. 

5 Let the people praise thee, O God : let all the 
people praise thee. 

6 Then shall the earth bring forth her increase : 

420 



THE PSALMS. Sel. 50. 



and God, even our own God, shall give us his bless- 
ing. 

7 God shall bless us : and all the ends of the 
world shall fear him. 

Psalm lxxii. Deus, judicium. 

/^i IVE the King thy judgments, O God : and thy 
" righteousness unto the King's son. 

2 Then shall he judge thy people according unto 
right : and defend the poor. 

3 The mountains also shall bring peace : and the 
little hills righteousness unto the people. 

4 He shall keep the simple folk by their right : 
defend the children of the poor, and punish the 
wrong doer. 

5 They shall fear thee, as long as the sun and 
moon endureth ; from one generation to another. 

6 He shall come down like the rain into a fleece 
of wool : even as the drops that water the earth. 

7 In his time shall the righteous flourish : yea, and 
abundance of peace, so long as the moon endureth. 

8 His dominion shall be also from the one sea 
to the other : and from the flood unto the world's 
end. 

9 They that dwell in the wilderness shall kneel 
before him : his enemies shall lick the dust. 

10 The kings of Thar sis and of the isles shall 
give presents : the kings of Arabia and Saba shall 
bring gifts. 

11 All kings shall fall down before him : all na- 
tions shall do him service. 

12 For he shall deliver the poor when he crieth : 
the needy also, and him that hath no helper. 

13 He shall be favourable to the simple and 
needy : and shall preserve the souls of the poor. 

14 He shall deliver their souls from falsehood and 
wrong : and dear shall their blood be in his sight. 

421 



Sel. 51. THE PSALMS. 



15 He shall live, and unto him shall be given of 
the gold of Arabia : prayer shall be made ever unto 
him, and daily shall he be praised. 

16 There shall be an heap of corn in the earth, 
high upon the hills : his fruit shall shake like Liba- 
nus, and shall be green in the city like grass upon 
the earth. 

1 7 His Name shall endure for ever ; his Name 
shall remain under the sun among the posterities : 
which shall be blessed through him ; and all the 
heathen shall praise him. 

18 Blessed be the Lord God, even the God of 
Israel : which only doeth wondrous things ; 

19 And blessed be the Name of his Majesty for 
ever : and all the earth shall be filled with his Maj- 
esty. Amen, Amen. 

Selection 51. 

Psalm xcvi. Cantate Domino. 

f\ SING unto the Lord a new song: sing unto 
the Lord, all the whole earth. 

2 Sing unto the Lord, and praise his Name : be 
telling of his salvation from day to day. 

3 Declare his honour unto the heathen : and his 
wonders unto all people. 

4 For the Lord is great, and cannot worthily be 
praised : he is more to be feared than all gods. 

5 As for all the gods of the heathen, they are but 
idols : but it is the Lord that made the heavens. 

6 Glory and worship are before him : power and 
honour are in his sanctuary. 

7 Ascribe unto the Lord, O ye kindreds of the 
people : ascribe unto the Lord worship and power. 

8 Ascribe unto the Lord the honour due unto his 
Name : bring presents, and come into his courts. 

422 



THE PSALMS. Sel. 5l. 



9 O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness : 
let the whole earth stand in awe of him. 

10 Tell it out among the heathen that the Lord 
is Bang : and that it is he who hath made the round 
world so fast that it cannot be moved ; and how 
that he shall judge the people righteously. 

11 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be 
glad : let the sea make a noise, and all that therein 
is. 

12 Let the field be joyful, and all that is in it: 
then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice before 
the Lord. 

13 For he cometh, for he cometh to judge the 
earth : and with righteousness to judge the world, 
and the people with his truth. 

Psalm lxxxvii. Fundamenta ejus. 

TTER foundations are upon the holy hills : the 
-V-*- Lord loveth the gates of Sion more than all the 
dwellings of Jacob. 

2 Very excellent things are spoken of thee : thou 
city of God. 

3 I will think upon Rahab and Babylon : with 
them that know me. 

4 Behold ye the Philistines also : and they of 
Tyre, with the Morians ; lo, there was he born. 

5 And of Sion it shall be reported that he was 
born in her : and the most High shall stablish her. 

6 The Lord shall rehearse it when he writeth up 
the people : that he was born there. 

7 The singers also and trumpeters shall he re- 
hearse : All my fresh springs shall be in thee. 

Psalm cxvii. Laudate Dominum. 

f \ PRAISE the Lord, all ye heathen : praise him, 
all ye nations. 
2 For his merciful kindness is ever more and 
423 



Sel. 52. THE PSALMS. 

more towards us : and the truth of the Lord endur- 
eth fbr ever. Praise the Lord. 

Selection 52. 

Psalm cxviii. Confitemini Domino, 




GIVE thanks unto the Lord, for he is gracious : 
because his mercy endureth for ever. 



2 Let Israel now confess, that he is gracious: 
and that his mercy endureth for ever. 

3 Let the house of Aaron now confess : that his 
mercy endureth for ever. 

4 Yea, let them now that fear the Lord confess : 
that his mercy endureth for ever. 

5 I called upon the Lord in trouble : and the 
Lord heard me at large. 

6 The Lord is on my side : I will not fear what 
man doeth unto me. 

7 The Lord taketh my part with them that help 
me : therefore shall I see my desire upon mine ene- 
mies. 

8 It is better to trust in the Lord : than to put 
any confidence in man. 

9 It is better to trust in the Lord : than to put 
any confidence in princes. 

10 All nations compassed me round about : but 
in the Name of the Lord will I destroy them. 

11 They kept me in on every side, they kept me 
in, I say, on every side : but in the Name of the 
Lord will I destroy them. 

12 They came about me like bees, and are ex- 
tinct even as the fire among the thorns : for in the 
Name of the Lord I will destroy them. 

13 Thou hast thrust sore at me, that I might fall : 
but the Lord was my help. 

14 The Lord is my strength, and my song : and 
is become my salvation. 

424 



THE PSALMS. 



Sel. 52. 



15 The voice of joy and health is in the dwell- 
ings of the righteous : the right hand of the Lord 
bringeth mighty things to pass. 

16 The right hand of the Lord hath the pre- 
eminence : the right hand of the Lord bringeth 
mighty things to pass. 

17 1 shall not die, but live : and declare the 
works of the Lord. 

18 The Lord hath chastened and corrected me : 
but he hath not given me over unto death. 

19 Open me the gates of righteousness: that I 
may go into them, and give thanks unto the Lord. 

20 This is the gate of the Lord : the righteous 
shall enter into it. 

21 I will thank thee, for thou hast heard me : 
and art become my salvation. 

22 The same stone which the builders refused : 
is become the head-stone in the corner. 

23 This is the Lord's doing : and it is marvellous 
in our eyes. 

24 This is the day which the Lord hath made : 
we will rejoice and be glad in it. 

25 Help me now, O Lord : O Lord, send us now 
prosperity. 

26 Blessed be he that cometh in the Name of 
the Lord : we have wished you good luck, ye that 
are of the house of the Lord. 

27 God is the Lord who hath shewed us light : 
bind the sacrifice with cords, yea, even unto the 
horns of the altar. 

28 Thou art my God, and I will thank thee : 
thou art my God, and I will praise thee. 

29 O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is gra- 
cious : and his mercy endureth for ever. 

425 



Sel. 53. THE PSALMS. 



Selection 53. 

Psalm ii. Quare fremuerunt gentes ? 

WHY do the heathen so furiously rage together : 
and why do the people imagine a vain thing ? 

2 The kings of the earth stand up, and the rulers 
take counsel together : against the Lord, and against 
his Anointed. 

3 Let us break their bonds asunder : and cast 
away their cords from us. 

4 He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh them 
to scorn : the Lord shall have them in derision. 

5 Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath : 
and vex them in his sore displeasure. 

6 Yet have I set my King : upon my holy hill of 
Sion. 

7 I will preach the law, whereof the Lord hath 
said unto me : Thou art my Son, this day have I 
begotten thee. 

8 Desire of me, and I shall give thee the heathen 
for thine inheritance : and the utmost parts of the 
earth for thy possession. 

9 Thou shalt bruise them with a rod of iron : 
and break them in pieces like a potter's vessel. 

10 Be wise now therefore, O ye kings : be 
learned, ye that are judges of the earth. 

11 Serve the Lord in fear : and rejoice unto him 
with reverence. 

12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and so ye 
perish from the right way, if his wrath be kindled, 
(yea, but a little,) : blessed are all they that put 
their trust in him. 

Psalm lvii. Miserere mei, Deus, 

T> E merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me, 
for my soul trusteth in thee : and under the 
426 



THE PSALMS. Sel. 54. 



shadow of thy wings shall be my refuge, until this 
tyranny be over-past. 

2 I will call unto- the most high God : even unto 
the God that shall perform the cause which I have 
in hand. 

3 He shall send from heaven : and save me from 
the reproof of him that would eat me up. 

4 God shall send forth his mercy and truth : my 
soul is among lions. 

5 And I lie even among the children of men, that 
are set on fire : whose teeth are spears and arrows, 
and their tongue a sharp sword. 

6 Set up thyself, O God, above the heavens : 
and thy glory above all the earth. 

7 They have laid a net for my feet, and pressed 
down my soul : they have digged a pit before me, 
and are fallen into the midst of it themselves. 

8 My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed : 
I will sing, and give praise. 

9 Awake up, my glory ; awake, lute and harp : 
I myself will awake right early. 

10 I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among 
the people : and I will sing unto thee among the 
nations. 

11 For the greatness of thy mercy reacheth unto 
the heavens : and thy truth unto the clouds. 

12 Set up thyself, O God, above the heavens : 
and thy glory above all the earth. 

Selection 54. 

Psalm xcviii. Cantate Domino, 

OSING unto the Lord a new song : for he hath 
done marvellous things. 

2 With his own right hand, and with his holy 
arm : hath he gotten himself the victory. 

3 The Lord declared his salvation : his righteous- 

427 



Sel. 54. 



THE PSALMS. 



ness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the 
heathen. 

4 He hath remembered his mercy and truth 
toward the house of Israel : and all the ends of the 
world have seen the salvation of our God. 

5 Shew yourselves joyful unto the Lord, all ye 
lands : sing, rejoice, and give thanks. 

6 Praise the Lord upon the harp : sing to the 
harp with a psalm of thanksgiving. 

7 With trumpets also, and shawms : O shew 
yourselves joyful before the Lord the King. 

8 Let the sea make a noise, and all that therein 
is : the round world, and they that dwell therein. 

9 Let the floods clap their hands, and let the hills 
be joyful together before the Lord : for he is come 
to judge the earth. 

10 With righteousness shall he judge the world : 
and the people with equity. 

Psalm cxi. Confitebor tibi. 

I WILL give thanks unto the Lord with my whole 
heart : secretly among the faithful, and in the 
congregation. 

2 The works of the Lord are great : sought out 
of all them that have pleasure therein. 

3 His work is worthy to be praised, and had in 
honour : and his righteousness endure th for ever. 

4 The merciful and gracious Lord hath so done 
his marvellous works : that they ought to be had in 
remembrance. 

5 He hath given meat unto them that fear him : 
he shall ever be mindful of his covenant. 

6 He hath shewed his people the power of his 
works : that he may give them the heritage of the 
heathen. 

7 The works of his hands are verity and judg- 
ment : all his commandments are true. 

428 



THE FSALMS. Sel. 55. 



8 They stand fast for ever and ever : and are 
done in truth and equity. 

9 He sent redemption unto his people : he hath 
commanded his covenant for ever ; holy and rever- 
end is his Name. 

10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wis- 
dom : a good understanding have all they that do 
thereafter ; the praise of it endureth for ever. 

Psalm cxiv. In exitu Israel. 

TI^HEN" Israel came out of Egypt : and the 
" * house of Jacob from among the strange people, 

2 Judah was his sanctuary : and Israel his do- 
minion. 

3 The sea saw that, and fled : Jordan was driven 
back. 

4 The mountains skipped like rams : and the 
little hills like young sheep. 

5 What aileth thee, O thou sea, that thou fled- 
dest : and thou Jordan, that thou wast driven back ? 

6 Ye mountains, that ye skipped like rams : and 
ye little hills, like young sheep ? 

7 Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the 
Lord : at the presence of the God of Jacob ; 

8 Who turned the hard rock into a standing 
water : and the flint-stone into a springing well. 

Selection 55. 

Psalm xlvii. Omnes gentes, plaudite. 

OCLAP your hands together, all ye people : O 
sing unto God with the voice of melody. 

2 For the Lord is high, and to be feared : he is 
the great King upon all the earth. 

3 He shall subdue the people under us : and the 
nations under our feet. 

429 



Sel. 55. THE PSALMS. 



4 He shall choose out an heritage for us : even 
the worship of Jacob, whom he loved. 

5 God is gone up with a merry noise : and the 
Lord with the sound of the trump. 

6 O sing praises, sing praises unto our God : O 
sing praises, sing praises unto our King. 

7 For God is the King of all the earth : sing ye 
praises with understanding. 

8 God reigneth over the heathen : God sitteth 
upon his holy seat. 

9 The princes of the people are joined unto the 
people of the God of Abraham : for God, which is 
very high exalted, doth defend the earth, as it were 
with a shield. 

Psalm xxi. Domine, in virtute iua, 

THE King shall rejoice in thy strength, O Lord : 
exceeding glad shall he be of thy salvation. 

2 Thou hast given him his heart's desire : and 
hast not denied him the request of his lips. 

3 For thou shalt prevent him with the blessings 
of goodness : and shalt set a crown of pure gold 
upon his head. 

4 He asked life of thee, and thou gavest him a 
long life : even for ever and ever. 

5 His honour is great in thy salvation : glory 
and great worship shalt thou lay upon him. 

6 For thou shalt give him everlasting felicity : 
and make him glad with the joy of thy countenance. 

7 And why ? because the King putteth his trust 
in the Lord : and in the mercy of the most Highest 
he shall not miscarry. 

8 All thine enemies shall feel thy hand : thy 
right hand shall find out them that hate thee. 

9 Thou shalt make them like a fiery oven in time 
of thy wrath : the Lord shall destroy them in his 
displeasure, and the fire shall consume them. 

430 



THE PSALMS. 



Sel. 55. 



10 Their fruit shalt thou root out of the earth : 
and their seed from among the children of men. 

11 For they intended mischief against thee : and 
imagined such a device as they are not able to per- 
form. 

1 2 Therefore shalt thou put them to flight : and 
the strings of thy bow shalt thou make ready against 
the face of them. 

1 3 Be thou exalted, Lord, in thine own strength : 
so will we sing, and praise thy power. 

Psalm xxiv. Domini est terra. 

rpHE earth is the Lord's, and all that therein is : 
the compass of the world, and they that dwell 
therein. 

2 For he hath founded it upon the seas : and 
prepared it upon the floods. 

3 Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord : or 
who shall rise up in his holy place ? 

4 Even he that hath clean hands, and a pure 
heart : and that hath not lift up his mind unto van- 
ity, nor sworn to deceive his neighbour. 

5 He shall receive the blessing from the Lord : 
and righteousness from the God of his salvation. 

6 This is the generation of them that seek him : 
even of them that seek thy face, O Jacob. 

7 Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and be ye lift 
up, ye everlasting doors : and the King of glory 
shall come in. 

8 Who is the King of glory : it is the Lord 
strong and mighty, even the Lord mighty in bat- 
tle. 

9 Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and be ye lift 
up, ye everlasting doors : and the King of glory 
shall come in. 

10 Who is the King of glory : even the Lord of 
hosts, he is the King of glory. 

431 



Sel. 56. 



THE PSALMS. 



Selection 56. 

Psalm viii. Domine, Dominus noster. 

OLORD our Governour, how excellent is thy 
Name in all the world : thou that hast set thy 
glory above the heavens ! 

2 Out of the mouth of very babes and sucklings 
hast thou ordained strength, because of thine ene- 
mies : that thou mightest still the enemy, and the 
avenger. 

3 For I will consider thy heavens, even the works 
of thy fingers : the moon and the stars, which thou 
hast ordained. 

4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him : 
and the son of man, that thou visitest him ? 

5 Thou madest him lower than the angels : to 
crown him with glory and worship. 

6 Thou makest him to have dominion of the 
works of thy hands : and thou hast put all things in 
subjection under his feet ; 

7 All sheep and oxen : yea, and the beasts of the 
field j 

8 The fowls of the air, and the fishes of the sea : 
and whatsoever walketh through the paths of the 
seas. 

9 O Lord our Governor : how excellent is thy 
Name in all the world ! 

Psalm ciii. Benedic, anima mea. 

"D RAISE the Lord, O my soul : and all that is 
4s within me praise his holy Name. 

2 Praise the Lord, O my soul : and forget not all 

his benefits ; 

3 Who forgiveth all thy sin: and healeth all 
thine infirmities ; 

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THE PSALMS. Sel. 56. 



4 Who saveth thy life from destruction : and 
crowneth thee with mercy and loving-kindness ; 

5 Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things : 
making thee young and lusty as an eagle. 

6 The Lord executeth righteousness and judg- 
ment : for all them that are oppressed with wrong. 

7 He shewed his ways unto Moses : his works 
unto , the children of Israel. 

8 The Lord is full of compassion and mercy : 
long-suffering, and of great goodness. 

9 He will not alway be chiding : neither keepeth 
he his anger for ever. 

10 He hath not dealt with us after our sins : nor 
rewarded us according to our wickednesses. 

11 For look how high the heaven is in compari- 
son of the earth : so great is his mercy also toward 
them that fear him. 

12 Look how wide also the east is from the west : 
so far hath he set our sins from us. 

13 Yea, like as a father pitieth his own children : 
even so is the Lord merciful unto them that fear 
him. 

14 For he knoweth whereof we are made : he re- 
membereth that we are but dust. 

15 The days of man are but as grass : for he 
flourisheth as a flower of the field. 

16 For as soon as the wind goeth over it, it is 
gone : and the place thereof shall know it no more. 

17 But the merciful goodness of the Lord endur- 
eth for ever and ever upon them that fear him : and 
his righteousness upon children's children ; 

1 8 Even upon such as keep his covenant : and • 
think upon his commandments to do them. 

19 The Lord hath prepared his seat in heaven : 
and his kingdom ruleth over all. 

20 O praise the Lord, ye angels of his, ye that 

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Sel. 57. THE PSALMS. 



excel in strength : ye that fulfil his commandment, 
and hearken unto the voice of his words. 

21 praise the Lord, all ye his hosts : ye ser- 
vants of his that do his pleasure. 

22 O speak good of the Lord, all ye works of his, 
in all places of his dominion : praise thou the Lord, 
O my soul. 

Selection 57. 

Psalm cxlv. Exaltdbo te, Deus. 

I WILL magnify thee, O God, my King : and I 
will praise thy Name for ever and ever. 

2 Every day will I give thanks unto thee : and 
praise thy Name for ever and ever. 

3 Great is the Lord, and marvellous, worthy to 
be praised : there is no end of his greatness. 

4 One generation shall praise thy works unto 
another : and declare thy power. 

5 As for me, I will be talking of thy worship : 
thy glory, thy praise, and wondrous works ; 

6 So that men shall speak of the might of thy 
marvellous acts : and I will also tell of thy great- 
ness. 

7 The memorial of thine abundant kindness shall 
be shewed : and men shall sing of thy righteousness. 

8 The Lord is gracious, and merciful : long-suf- 
fering, and of great goodness. 

9 The Lord is loving unto every man : and his 
mercy is over all his works. 

10 All thy works praise thee, O Lord: and thy 
saints give thanks unto thee. 

11 They shew the glory of thy kingdom : and 
talk of* thy power ; 

12 That thy power, thy glory, and mightiness of 
thy kingdom : might be known unto men. 

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THE PSALMS. Sel. 57. 



13 Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom : and 
thy dominion endureth throughout all ages. 

14 The Lord upholdeth all such as fall : and lift- 
eth up all those that are down. 

15 The eyes of all wait upon thee, O Lord : and 
thou givest them their meat in due season. 

16 Thou openest thine hand : and fillest all 
things living with plenteousness. 

1 7 * The Lord is righteous in all his ways : and 
holy in all his works. 

18 The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon 
him : yea, all such as call upon him faithfully. 

19 He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him : 
he also will hear their cry, and will help them. 

20 The Lord preserveth all them that love him : 
but scattereth abroad all the ungodly. 

21 My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord : 
and let all flesh give thanks unto his holy Name for 
ever and ever. 

Psalm xlviii. Magnus Dominus. 

GREAT is the Lord, and highly to be praised : 
in the city of our God, even upon his holy hill. 

2 The hill of Sion is a fair place, and the joy of 
the whole earth : upon the north-side lieth the city 
of the great King ; God is well known in her palaces 
as a sure refuge. 

3 For lo, the kings of the earth : are gathered, 
and gone by together. 

4 They marvelled to see such things : they were 
astonished, and suddenly cast down. 

5 Fear came there upon them, and sorrow : as 
upon a woman in her travail. 

6 Thou shalt break the ships of the sea : through 
the east-wind. 

7 Like as we have heard, so have we seen in the 

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Sel. 58. THE PSALMS. 



city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God : 
God upholdeth the same for ever. 

8 We wait for thy loving-kindness, O God : in 
the midst of thy temple. 

9 O God, according to thy Name, so is thy praise 
unto the world's end : thy right hand is full of right- 
eousness. 

10 Let the mount Sion rejoice, and the daughter 
of Judah be glad : because of thy judgments. 

11 Walk about Sion, and go round about her : 
and tell the towers thereof. 

12 Mark well her bulwarks, set up her houses : 
that ye may tell them that come after. 

13 For this God is our God for ever and ever : 
he shall be our guide unto death. 

Selection 58. 

Psalm lxviii. Exurgat Deus. 

T ET God arise, and let his enemies be scattered : 
let them also that hate him flee before him. 

2 Like as the smoke vanisheth, so shalt thou 
drive them away : .and like as wax melteth at the 
fire, so let the ungodly perish at the presence of 
God. 

3 But let the righteous be glad and rejoice before 
God : let them also be merry and joyful. 

4 O sing unto God, and sing praises unto his 
Name : magnify him that rideth upon the heavens, 
as it were upon an horse ; praise him in his Name 
JAH, and rejoice before him. 

5 He is a Father of the fatherless, and defendeth 
the cause of the widows : even God in his holy hab- 
itation. 

6 He is the God that maketh men to be of one 
mind in an house, and bringeth the prisoners out of 

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THE PSALMS. Sel. 58. 



captivity : but letteth the runagates continue in 
scarceness. 

7 O God, when thou wentest forth before the 
people : when thou wentest through the wilderness, 

8 The earth shook, and the heavens dropped at 
the presence of God : even as Sinai also was moved 
at the presence of God, who is the God of Israel. 

9 Thou, O God, sentest a gracious rain upon 
thine inheritance : and refreshedst it when it was 
weary. 

10 Thy congregation shall dwell therein : for 
thou, O God, hast of thy goodness prepared for the 
poor. 

1 1 The Lord gave the word : great was the com- 
pany of the preachers. 

12 Kings with their armies did flee, and were 
discomfited : and they of the household divided the 
spoil. 

13 Though ye have lien among the pots, yet 
shall ye be as the wings of a dove : that is covered 
with silver wings, and her feathers like gold. 

14 When the Almighty scattered kings for their 
sake : then were they as white as snow in Salmon. 

15 As the hill of Basan, so is God's hill : even 
an high hill, as the hill of Basan. 

16 Why hop ye so, ye high hills ? this is God's 
hill, in the which it pleaseth him to dwell : yea, the 
Lord will abide in it for ever. 

17 The chariots of God are twenty thousand, 
even thousands of angels : and the Lord is among 
them, as in the holy place of Sinai. 

18 Thou art gone up on high, thou hast led cap- 
tivity captive, and received gifts for men : yea, even 
for thine enemies, that the Lord God might dwell 
among them. 

19 Praised be the Lord daily: even the God 
who helpeth us, and poureth his benefits upon us. 

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Sel. 58. THE PSALMS. 



20 He is our God, even the God of whom cometh 
salvation : God is the Lord, by whom we escape 
death. 

21 God shall wound the head of his enemies : 
and the hairy scalp of such a one as goeth on still 
in his wickedness. 

22 The Lord hath said, I will bring my people 
again, as I did from Basan : mine own will I bring 
again, as I did sometime from the deep of the sea. 

23 That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of 
thine enemies : and that the tongue of thy dogs 
may be red through the same. 

24 It is well seen, O God, how thou goest : how 
thou, my God and King, goest in the sanctuary. 

25 The singers go before, the minstrels follow 
after : in the midst are the damsels playing with 
the timbrels. 

26 Give thanks, O Israel, unto God the Lord in 
the congregations : from the ground of the heart. 

27 There is little Benjamin their ruler, and the 
princes of Judah their council : the princes of Zabu- 
lon, and the princes of Nephthali. 

28 Thy God hath sent forth strength for thee : 
stablish the thing, O God, that thou hast wrought 
in us, 

29 For thy temple's sake at Jerusalem : so shall 
kings bring presents unto thee. 

30 When the company of the spear-men, and 
multitude of the mighty are scattered abroad among 
the beasts of the people, so that they humbly bring 
pieces of silver : and when he hath scattered the 
people that delight in war ; 

31 Then shall the princes come out of Egypt : 
the Morians* land shall soon stretch out her hands 
unto God. 

32 Sing unto God, O ye kingdoms of the earth: 
sing praises unto the Lord ; 

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THE PSALMS. Sel. 59. 



33 Who sitteth in the heavens over all from the 
beginning : lo, he doth send out his voice, yea, and 
that a mighty voice. 

34 Ascribe ye the power to God over Israel : his 
worship and strength is in the clouds. 

35 O God, wonderful art thou in thy holy places : 
even the God of Israel ; he will give strength and 
power unto his people ; blessed be God. 

Selection 59. 

Psalm civ. Benedic, anima mea, 

T3 RAISE the Lord, O my soul : O Lord my God, 
thou art become exceeding glorious ; thou art 
clothed with majesty and honour. 

2 Thou deckest thyself with light as it were, with 
a garment: and spreadest out the heavens like a 
curtain. 

3 Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the 
waters : and maketh the clouds his chariot, and 
walketh upon the wings of the wind. 

4 He maketh his angels spirits : and his ministers 
a flaming fire. 

5 He laid . the foundations of the earth : that it 
never should move at any time. 

6 Thou coveredst it with the deep like as with a 
garment : the waters stand in the hills. 

7 At thy rebuke they flee ; at the voice of thy 
thunder they are afraid. 

8 They go up as high as the hills, and down to 
the valleys beneath : even unto the place which thou 
hast appointed for them. 

9 Thou hast set them their bounds which they 
shall not pass : neither turn again to cover the 
earth. 

10 He sendeth the springs into the rivers : which 
run among the hills. 

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Sel. 59. THE PSALMS. 



11 All beasts of the field drink thereof : and the 
wild asses quench their thirst. 

12 Beside them shall the fowls of the air have 
their habitation : and sing among the branches. 

13 He watereth the hills from above: the earth 
is filled with the fruit of thy works. 

14 He bringeth forth grass for the cattle : and 
green herb for the service of men ; 

15 That he may bring food out of the earth, and 
wine that maketh glad the heart of man : and oil to 
make him a cheerful countenance, and bread to 
strengthen man's heart. 

16 The trees of the Lord also are full of sap : 
even the cedars of Libanus which he hath planted ; 

1 7 Wherein the birds make their nests : and the 
fir-trees are a dwelling for the stork. 

18 The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats : 
and so are the stony rocks for the conies. 

19 He appointed the moon for certain seasons : 
and the sun knoweth his going down. 

20 Thou makest darkness that it may be night : 
wherein all the beasts of the forest do move. 

21 The lions roaring after their prey : do seek 
their meat from God. 

22 The sun ariseth, and they get them away 
together : and lay them down in their dens. 

23 Man goeth forth to his work, and to his 
labour : until the evening. 

24 O Lord, how manifold are thy works : in wis- 
dom hast thou made them all ; the earth is full of 
thy riches. 

25 So is the great and wide sea also : wherein 
are things creeping innumerable, both small and 

great beasts. 

26 There go the ships, and there is that Levia- 
than : whom thou hast made to take his pastime 
therein. 

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THE PSALMS. Sel. 59. 



27 These wait all upon thee : that thou may est 
give them meat in due season. 

28 When thou givest it them they gather it: 
and when thou openest thy hand they are filled 
with good. 

29 When thou hidest thy face they are troubled : 
when thou takest away their breath they die, and 
are turned again to their dust. 

30 When thou lettest thy breath go forth they 
shall be made : and thou shalt renew the face of 
the earth. 

31 The glorious Majesty of the Lord shall endure 
for ever : the Lord shall rejoice in his works. 

32 The earth shall tremble at the look of him : 
if he do but touch the hills, they shall smoke. 

33 I will sing unto the Lord as long as T live : I 
will praise my God while I have my being. 

34 And so shall my words please him : my joy 
shall be in the Lord. 

35 As for sinners, they shall be consumed out of 
the earth, and the ungodly shall come to an end : 
Praise thou the Lord, O my soul, praise the Lord. 

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PART V. 
PSALMS Or THANKSGIVING. 



Selection 60. 

Psalm xviii. Diligam te, Domine. 

T WILL love thee, O Lord, my strength ; the Lord 
is my stony rock, and my defence : my Saviour, 
my God, and my might, in whom I will trust, my 
buckler, the horn also of my salvation, and my 

refuge. 

2 I will call upon the Lord, which is worthy to 
be praised : so shall I be safe from mine enemies. 

3 The sorrows of death compassed me : and the 
overflo wings of ungodliness made me afraid. 

4 The pains of hell came about me : the snares 
of death overtook me. 

5 In my trouble I will call upon the Lord : and 
complain unto my God. 

6 So shall he hear my voice out of his holy tem- 
ple : and my complaint shall come before him, it 
shall enter even into his ears. 

7 The earth trembled and quaked : the very 
foundations also of the hills shook, and were re- 
moved, because he was wroth. 

8 There went a smoke out in his presence : and 
a consuming fire out of his mouth, so that coals were 
kindled at it. 

9 He bowed the heavens also, and came down : 
and it was dark under his feet. 

10 He rode upon the cherubim, and did fly : he 
came flying upon the wings of the wind. 

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THE PSALMS. 



Sel. 60. 



11 He made darkness his secret place : his pavil- 
ion round about him with dark water, and thick 
clouds to cover him. 

12 At the brightness of his presence his clouds 
removed : hail-stones, and coals of fire. 

13 The Lord also thundered out of heaven, and 
the Highest gave his thunder : hail-stones, and coals 
of fire. 

14 He sent out his arrows, and scattered them : 
he cast forth lightnings, and destroyed them. 

15 The springs of waters were seen, and the 
foundations of the round world were discovered, at 
thy chiding, O Lord : at the blasting of the breath 
of thy displeasure. 

16 He shall send down from on high to fetch me : 
and shall take me out of many waters. 

17 He shall deliver me from my strongest enemy, 
and from them which hate me : for they are too 
mighty for me. 

18 They prevented me in the day of my trouble: 
but the Lord was my upholder. 

19 He brought me forth also into a place of lib- 
erty : he brought me forth, even because he had a 
favour unto me. 

20 The Lord shall reward me after my righteous 
dealing : according to the cleanness of my hands 
shall he recompense me. 

21 Because I have kept the ways of the Lord : 
and have not forsaken my God, as the wicked 
doth. 

22 For I have an eye unto all his laws : and will 
not cast out his commandments from me. 

23 I was also uncorrupt before him : and es- 
chewed mine own wickedness. 

24 Therefore shall the Lord reward me after my 
righteous dealing : and according unto the clean- 
ness of my hands in his eye-sight. 

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Sel. 60. THE PSALMS. 



25 With the holy thou shalt be holy : and with a 
perfect man thou shalt be perfect. 

26 With the clean thou shalt be clean : and with 
the froward thou shalt learn frowardness. 

27 For thou shalt save the people that are in ad- 
versity : and shalt bring down the high looks of the 
proud. 

28 Thou also shalt light my candle : the Lord 
my God shall make my darkness to be light. 

29 For in thee I shall discomfit an host of men : 
and with the help of my God I shall leap over the 
wall. 

30 The way of God is an undefiled way : the 
word of the Lord also is tried in the fire ; he is the 
defender of all them that put their trust in him. 

31 For who is God, but the Lord : or who hath 
any strength, except our God ? 

32 It is God, that girdeth me with strength of 
war : and maketh my way perfect. 

33 He maketh my feet like hart's feet : and set- 
teth me up on high. 

34 He teacheth mine hands to fight : and mine 
arms shall break even a bow of steel. 

35 Thou hast given me the defence of thy salva- 
tion : thy right hand also shall hold me up, and thy 
loving correction shall make me great. 

36 Thou shalt make room enough under me for 
to go : that my footsteps shall not slide. 

37 I will follow upon mine enemies, and overtake 
them : neither will I turn again till I have destroyed 
them. 

38 I will smite them, that they shall not be able 
to stand : but fall under my feet. 

39 Thou hast girded me with strength unto the 
battle : thou shalt throw down mine enemies under 
me. 

40 Thou hast made mine enemies also to turn 

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THE PSALMS. Sel. 61. 



their backs upon me : and I shall destroy them that 
hate me. 

41 They shall cry, but there shall be none to 
help them : yea, even unto the Lord shall they cry, 
but he shall not hear them. 

42 I will beat them as small as the dust before 
i the wind : I will cast them out as the clay in the 

streets. 

43 Thou shalt deliver me from the strivings of 
the people : and thou shalt make me the head of 
the heathen. 

44 A people whom I have not known : shall serve 
me. 

45 As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey 
me : but the strange children shall dissemble with 
me. 

46 The strange children shall fail : and be afraid 
out of their prisons. 

47 The Lord liveth, and blessed be my strong 
helper : and praised be the God of my salvation. 

48 Even the God that seeth that I be avenged : 
and subdueth the people unto me. 

49 It is he that delivereth me from my cruel ene- 
mies, and setteth me up above mine adversaries : 
thou shalt rid me from the wicked man. 

50 For this cause will I give thanks unto thee, O 
Lord, among the Gentiles : and sing praises unto 
thy Name. 

51 Great prosperity giveth he unto his King : 
and sheweth loving-kindness unto David his 
Anointed, and unto his seed for evermore." 

Selection 61. 

Psalm iv. Cum invocarem. 

HEAR me when I call, O God of my righteous- 
ness : thou hast set me at liberty when I was 
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Sel.GI. 



THE PSALMS. 



in trouble ; have mercy upon me, and hearken unto 
my prayer. 

2 O ye sons of men, how long will ye blaspheme 
mine honour : and have such pleasure in vanity, and 
seek after falsehood ? 

3 Know this also, that the Lord hath chosen to 
himself the man that is godly : when I call upon the 
Lord, he will hear me. 

4 Stand in awe, and sin not : commune with 
your own heart, and in your chamber, and be still. 

5 Offer the sacrifice of righteousness : and put 
your trust in the Lord. 

6 There be many that say : Who will shew us 
any good ? 

7 Lord, lift thou up : the light of thy countenance 
upon us. 

8 Thou hast put gladness in my heart : since the 
time that their corn, and wine, and oil, increased. 

9 I will lay me down in peace, and take my rest : 
for it is thou, Lord, only, that makest me dwell in 
safety. 

Psalm cxvi. Dilexi, quoniam, 

T AM well pleased : that the Lord hath heard the 

voice of my prayer ; 

2 That he hath inclined his ear unto me : there- 
fore will I call upon him as long as I live. 

3 The snares of death compassed me round 
about : and the pains of hell gat hold upon me. 

4 I shall find trouble and heaviness, and I will 
call upon the Name of the Lord : O Lord, I beseech 
thee, deliver my soul. 

5 Gracious is the Lord, and righteous : yea, our 
God is merciful. 

6 The Lord preserveth the simple : I was in mis- 
ery, and he helped me. 

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THE PSALMS. Sel. 62. 



7 Turn again then unto thy rest, O my soul : for 
the Lord hath rewarded thee. 

8 And why ? thou hast delivered my soul from 
death : mine eyes from tears, and my feet from fall- 
ing. 

9 I will walk before the Lord : in the land of the 
living. 

10 I believed, and therefore will I speak; but I 
was sore troubled : I said in my haste, All men are 
liars. 

11 What reward shall I give unto the Lord : for 
all the benefits that he hath done unto me ? 

12 I will receive the cup of salvation : and call 
upon the Name of the Lord. 

13 I will pay my vows now in the presence of all 
his people : right dear in the sight of the Lord is 
the death of his saints. 

14 Behold, O Lord, how that I am thy servant : 
I am thy servant and the son of thine handmaid ; 
thou hast broken my bonds in sunder. 

15 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiv- 
ing : and will call upon the Name of the Lord. 

16 I will pay my vows unto the Lord, in the sight 
of all his people : in the courts of the Lord's house, 
even in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise the 
Lord. 

Selection 62. 

Psalm xxxiv. Benedicam Domino. 

T WILL alway give thanks unto the Lord : his 
praise shall ever be in my mouth. 

2 My soul shall make her boast in the Lord : the 
humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. 

3 O praise the Lord with me : and let us mag- 
nify his Name together. 

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Sel. 02. THE PSALMS. 



4 I sought the Lord, and he heard me : yea, he 
delivered me out of all my fear. 

5 They had an eye unto him, and were lightened : 
and their faces were not ashamed. 

6 Lo, the poor crieth, and the Lord heareth him : 
yea, and saveth him out of all his troubles. 

7 The angel of the Lord tarrieth round about 
them that fear him : and delivereth them. 

8 O taste, and see, how gracious the Lord is : 
blessed is the man that trusteth in him. 

9 O fear the Lord, ye that are his saints : for 
they that fear him lack nothing. 

10 The lions do lack, and suffer hunger : but 
they who seek the Lord shall want no manner of 
thing that is good. 

11 Come, ye children, and hearken unto me : I 
will teach you the fear of the Lord. 

12 What man is he that lusteth to live : and 
would fain see good days ? 

13 Keep thy tongue from evil : and thy lips, that 
they speak no guile. 

14 Eschew evil, and do good : seek peace, and 
ensue it. 

15 The eyes of the Lord are over the righteous : 
and his ears are open unto their prayers. 

16 The countenance of the Lord is against them 
that do evil : to root out the remembrance of them 
from the earth. 

17 The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth 
them : and delivereth them out of all their troubles. 

18 The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a 
contrite heart : and will save such as be of an hum- 
ble spirit. 

19 Great are the troubles of the righteous : but 
the Lord delivereth him out of all. 

20 He keepeth all his bones : so that not one of 
them is broken. 

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THE PSALMS. Sel. 63. 



21 But misfortune shall slay the ungodly : and 
they that hate the righteous shall be desolate. 

22 The Lord delivereth the souls of his servants : 
and all they that put their trust in him shall not be 
destitute. 

Psalm cxxxviii. Confitebor tibi. 

T WILL give thanks unto thee, O Lord, with my 
-■- whole heart : even before the gods will I sing 
praise unto thee. 

2 I will worship toward thy holy temple, and 
praise thy Name, because of thy loving-kindness 
and truth : for thou hast magnified thy Name and 
thy Word, above all things. 

3 When I called upon thee, thou heardest me : 
and endue dst my soul with much strength. 

4 All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O 
Lord : for they have heard the words of thy mouth. 

5 Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the Lord : 
that great is the glory of the Lord. 

6 For though the Lord be high, yet hath he re- 
spect unto the lowly : as for the proud, he beholdeth 
them afar off. 

7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, yet 
shalt thou refresh me : thou shalt stretch forth thy 
hand upon the furiousness of mine enemies, and thy 
right hand shall save me. 

8 The Lord shall make good his loving-kindness 
toward me : yea, thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for 
ever ; despise not then the works of thine own 
hands. 

Selection 63. 

Psalm cviii. Paratum cor meum. 

OGOD, my heart is ready, my heart is ready : 
I will sing and give praise with the best mem- 
ber that I have. 

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Sel. 63. THE PSALMS. 



2 Awake, thou lute, and harp : I myself will 
awake right early. 

3 I will give thanks unto thee, Lord, among 
the people : I will sing praises unto thee among the 
nations. 

4 For thy mercy is greater than the heavens : 
and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds. 

5 Set up thyself, O God, above the heavens : 
and thy glory above all the earth. 

6 That thy beloved may be delivered : let thy 
right hand save them, and hear thou me. 

7 God hath spoken in his holiness : I will rejoice 
therefore, and divide Sichem, and mete out the 
valley of Succoth. 

8 Gilead is mine, and Manasses is mine : Eph- 
raim also is the strength of my head. 

9 Judah is my law-giver, Moab is my wash-pot : 
over Edom will I cast out my shoe ; upon Philistia 
will I triumph. 

10 Who will lead me into the strong city : and 
who will bring me into Edom ? 

11 Hast not thou forsaken us, O God : and wilt 
not thou, O God, go forth with our hosts ? 

12 O help us against the enemy : for vain is the 
help of man. 

13 Through God we shall do great acts : and it 
is he that shall tread down our enemies. 

Psalm xxx. Exaltdbo te Domine. 

T WILL magnify thee, O Lord, for thou hast set 
me up : and not made my foes to triumph over 

me. 

2 O Lord my God, I cried unto thee : and thou 
hast healed me. 

3 Thou, Lord, hast brought my soul out of hell : 
thou hast kept my life from them that go down to 
the pit. 

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THE PSALMS. 



Sel. 64. 



4 Sing praises unto the Lord, O ye saints of his : 
and give thanks unto him for a remembrance of his 
holiness. 

5 For his wrath endureth but the twinkling of 
an eye, and in his pleasure is life : heaviness may 
endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. 

6 And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be 
removed : thou, Lord, of thy goodness hast made 
my hill so strong. 

7 Thou didst turn thy face from me : and I was 
troubled. 

8 Then cried I unto thee, O Lord : and gat me 
to my Lord right humbly. 

9 What profit is there in my blood : when I go 
down to the pit ? 

10 Shall the dust give thanks unto thee : or 
shall it declare thy truth ? 

1 1 Hear, O Lord, and have mercy upon me : 
Lord, be thou my helper. 

12 Thou hast turned my heaviness into joy : 
thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with 
gladness. 

13 Therefore shall every good man sing of thy 
praise without ceasing : O my God, I will give 
thanks unto thee for ever. 

Selection 64. 

Psalm lxxv. Confitebimur tibi. 

TTNTO thee, O God, do we give thanks : yea, 
^ unto thee do we give thanks. 

2 Thy Name also is so nigh : and that do thy 
wondrous works declare. 

3 When I receive the congregation : I shall judge 
according unto right. 

4 The earth is weak, and all the inhabiters 
thereof : I bear up the pillars of it. 

451 



Sel. 64. 



THE PSALMS. 



5 I said unto the fools, Deal not so madly : and 
to the ungodly, Set not up your horn. 

6 Set not up your horn on high : and speak not 
with a stiff neck. 

7 For promotion cometh neither from the east, 
nor from the west : nor yet from the south. 

8 And why ? God is the Judge : he putteth 
down one, and setteth up another. 

9 For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup, 
and the wine is red : it is full mixed, and he poureth 
out of the same. 

10 As for the dregs thereof : all the ungodly of 
the earth shall drink them, and suck them out. 

11 But I will talk of the God of Jacob : and 
praise him for ever. 

1 2 All the horns of the ungodly also will I break : 
and the horns of the righteous shall be exalted. 

Psalm cxlvi. Benedictus Dominus. 

T3LESSED be the Lord my strength : who teach - 
eth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight ; 

2 My hope and my fortress, my castle and deliv- 
erer, my defender in whom I trust : who subdueth 
my people that is under me. 

3 Lord, what is man, that thou hast such respect 
unto him : or the son of man, that thou so regardest 
him? 

4 Man is like a thing of nought : his time passeth 
away like a shadow. 

5 Bow thy heavens, O Lord, and come down : 
touch the mountains, and they shall smoke. 

6 Cast forth thy lightning, and tear them : shoot 
out thine arrows, and consume them. 

7 Send down thine hand from above : deliver 
me, and take me out of the great waters, from the 
hand of strange children : 

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THE PSALMS. 



Sel. 65. 



8 Whose mouth talketh of vanity : and their 
right hand is a right hand of wickedness. 

9 I will sing a new song unto thee, O God : and 
sing praises unto thee upon a ten-stringed lute. 

10 Thou hast given victory unto kings: and hast 
delivered David thy servant from the peril of the 
sword. 

11 Save me, and deliver me from the hand of 
strange children : whose mouth talketh of vanity, 
and their right hand is a right hand of iniquity. 

12 That our sons may grow up as the young 
plants : and that our daughters may be as the pol- 
ished corners of the temple. 

13 That our garners may be full and plenteous 
with all manner of store : that our sheep may bring 
forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets. 

14 That our oxen may be strong to labour, that 
there be no decay : no leading into captivity, and 
no complaining in our streets. 

15 Happy are the people that are in such a case : 
yea, blessed are the people who have the Lord for 
their God. 

Selection 65. 

Psalm Ixv. Te decet Jiymnus. 

rpHOU, O God, art praised in Sion : and unto 
thee shall the vow be performed in Jerusalem. 

2 Thou that hearest the prayer : unto thee shall 
all flesh come. 

3 My misdeeds prevail against me : O be thou 
merciful unto our sins. 

4 Blessed is the man, whom thou choosest, and 
receivest unto thee : he shall dwell in thy court, and 
shall be satisfied with the pleasures of thy house, 
even of thy holy temple. 

5 Thou shalt shew us wonderful things in thy 

453 



Sel. 65. 



THE PSALMS. 



righteousness, God of our salvation : thou that art 
the hope of all the ends of the earth, and of them 
that remain in the broad sea. 

6 Who in his strength setteth fast the mountains : 
and is girded about with power. 

7 Who stilleth the raging of the sea : and the 
noise of his waves, and the madness of the people. 

8 They also that dwell in the uttermost parts of 
the earth shall be afraid at thy tokens : thou that 
makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to 
praise thee. 

9 Thou visitest the earth, and blessest it : thou 
makest it very plenteous. 

10 The river of God is full of water : thou pre- 
pare st their corn, for so thou provide st for the earth. 

11 Thou waterest her furrows, thou sendest rain 
into the little valleys thereof : thou makest it soft 
with the drops of rain, and blessest the increase of 
it. 

12 Thou crownest the year with thy goodness : 
and thy clouds drop fatness. 

13 They shall drop upon the dwellings of the 
wilderness : and the little hills shall rejoice on every 
side. 

14 The folds shall be full of sheep : the valleys 
also shall stand so thick with corn, that they shall 
laugh and sing. 

Psalm xlvi. Deus noster refugium. 

f^_OT) is our hope and strength : a very present 
^ help in trouble. 

2 Therefore will we not fear, though the earth be 
moved : and though the hills be carried into the 
midst of the sea. 

3 Though the waters thereof rage and swell : 
and though the mountains shake at the tempest of 
the same. 

454 



THE PSALMS. Sel. 66. 



4 The rivers of the flood thereof shall make glad 
the city of God : the holy place of the tabernacle of 
the most Highest. 

5 God is in the midst of her, therefore shall she 
not be removed : God shall help her, and that right 
early. 

6 The heathen make much ado, and the king- 
doms are moved : but God hath shewed his voice, 
and the earth shall melt away. 

7 The Lord of hosts is with us : the God of Jacob 
is our refuge. 

8 O come hither, and behold the works of the 
Lord : what destruction he hath brought upon the 
earth. 

9 He maketh wars to cease in all the world : he 
breaketh the bow, and knappeth the spear in sunder, 
and burnetii the chariots in the fire. 

10 Be still then, and know that I am God : I will 
be exalted among the heathen, and I will be exalted 
in the earth. 

11 The Lord of hosts is with us : the God of 
Jacob is our refuge. 

Selection 66. 

Psalm cxlix. Cantate Domino. 

OSING unto the Lord a new song : let the con- 
gregation of saints praise him. 

2 Let Israel rejoice in him that made him : and 
let the children of Sion be joyful in their King. 

3 Let them praise his Name in the dance : let 
them sing praises unto him with tabret and harp. 

4 For the Lord hath pleasure in his people : and 
helpeth the meek-hearted. 

5 Let the saints be joyful with glory : let them 
rejoice in their beds. 

455 



Sel. 66. THE PSALMS. 



6 Let the praises of God be in their mouth : and 
a two-edged sword in their hands ; 

7 To be avenged of the heathen : and to rebuke 
the people ; 

8 To bind their kings in chains : and their no- 
bles with links of iron. 

9 That they may be avenged of them, as it is 
written : Such honour have ail his saints. 

Psalm lxvi. Jubilate Deo. 

f\ BE joyful in God, all ye lands : sing praises 
^-^ unto the honour of his Name, make his praise 
to be glorious. 

2 Say unto God, O how wonderful art thou in 
thy works : through the greatness of thy power shall 
thine enemies be found liars unto thee. 

3 For all the world shall worship thee : sing of 
thee, and praise thy Name. 

4 O come hither, and behold the works of God : 
how wonderful he is in his doing toward the chil- 
dren of men. 

5 He turned the sea into dry land : so that they 
went through the water on foot ; there did we re- 
joice thereof. 

6 He ruleth with his power for ever ; his eyes 
behold the people : and such as will not believe 
shall not be able to exalt themselves. 

7 O praise our God, ye people : and make the 
voice of his praise to be heard ; 

8 Who holdeth our soul in life : and suffereth 
not our feet to slip. 

9 For thou, O God, hast proved us : thou also 
hast tried us, like as silver is tried. 

10 Thou broughtest us into the snare : and laid- 
est trouble upon our loins. 

11 Thou sufFeredst men to ride over our heads : 

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THE PSALMS. Sel. 67. 



we went through fire and water, and thou broughtest 
us out into a wealthy place. 

12 I will go into thine house with burnt- offer- 
ings : and will pay thee my vows, which I promised 
with my lips, and spake with my mouth, when I was 
in trouble. 

13 I will offer unto thee fat burnt-sacrifices, with 
the incense of rams : I will offer bullocks and goats. 

14 O come hither, and hearken, all ye that fear 
God : and I will tell you what he hath done for my 
soul. 

15 I called unto him with my mouth : and gave 
him praises with my tongue. 

16 If I incline unto wickedness with mine heart : 
the Lord will not hear me. 

1 7 But God hath heard me : and considered the 
voice of my prayer. 

18 Praised be God who hath not cast out my 
prayer : nor turned his mercy from me. 

Selection* 67. 

Psalm cv. Confitemini Domino, 

OGIVE thanks unto the Lord, and call upon his 
Name : tell the people what things he hath done. 

2 O let your songs be of him, and praise him : and 
let your talking be of all his wondrous works. 

3 Rejoice in his holy Name : let the heart of 
them rejoice that seek the Lord. 

4 Seek the Lord and his strength : seek his face 
evermore. 

5 Remember the marvellous works that he hath 
done : his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth, 

6 O ye seed of Abraham his servant : ye chil- 
dren of Jacob his chosen. 

7 He is the Lord our God : his judgments are in 
all the world. 

457 



Sel. 67. THE PSALMS. 



8 He hath been alway mindful of his covenant 
and promise : that he made to a thousand genera- 
tions ; 

9 Even the covenant that he made with Abra- 
ham : and the oath that he sware unto Isaac ; 

10 And appointed the same unto Jacob for a law : 
and to Israel for an everlasting testament ; 

11 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Ca- 
naan : the lot of your inheritance ; 

12 When there were yet but a few of them : and 
they strangers in the land ; 

13 What time as they went from one nation to 
another : from one kingdom to another people : 

14 He suffered no man to do them wrong : but 
reproved even kings for their sakes ; 

15 Touch not mine Anointed : and do my proph- 
ets no harm. 

16 Moreover, he called for a dearth upon the 
land : and destroyed all the provision of bread. 

1 7 But he had sent a man before them : even 
Joseph, who was sold to be a bond-servant ; 

18 Whose feet they hurt in the stocks : the iron 
entered into his soul ; 

19 Until the time came that his cause was 
known : the word of the Lord tried him. 

20 The king sent, and delivered him : the prince 
of the people let him go free. 

21 He made him lord also of his house : and 
ruler of all his substance ; 

22 That he might inform his princes after his 
will : and teach his senators wisdom. 

23 Israel also came into Egypt : and Jacob was 
a stranger in the land of Ham. 

24 And he increased his people exceedingly : and 
made them stronger than their enemies ; 

25 Whose heart turned so, that they hated his 
people : and dealt untruly with his servants. 

458 



THE PSALMS. Sel. 67. 



26 Then sent he Moses his servant : and Aaron 
whom he had chosen. 

27 And these shewed his tokens among them : 
and wonders in the land of Ham. 

28 He sent darkness, and it was dark : and they 
were not obedient unto his word. 

29 He turned their waters into blood : and slew 
their fish. 

30 Their land brought forth frogs : yea, even in 
their kings' chambers. 

31 He spake the word, and there came all man- 
ner of flies : and lice in all their quarters. 

32 He gave them hail-stones for rain : and flames 
of fire in their land. 

33 He smote their vines also and fig-trees : and 
destroyed the trees that were in their coasts. 

34 He spake the word, and the grasshoppers 
came, and caterpillars innumerable : and did eat up 
all the grass in their land, and devoured the fruit of 
their ground. 

35 He smote all the first-born in their land : even 
the chief of all their strength. 

36 He brought them forth also with silver and 
gold : there was not one feeble person among their 
tribes. 

37 Egypt was glad at their departing : for they 
were afraid of them. 

38 He spread out a cloud to be a covering : and 
Are to give light in the night-season. 

39 At their desire he brought quails : and he 
filled them with the bread of heaven. 

40 He opened the rock of stone, and the waters 
flowed out : so that rivers ran in the dry places. 

41 For why ? he remembered his holy promise : 
and Abraham his servant. 

42 And he brought forth his people with joy : 
and his chosen with gladness ; 

459 



Sel. 68. 



THE PSALMS. 



43 And gave them the lands of the heathen : and 
they took the labours of the people in possession ; 

44 That they might keep his statutes : and ob- 
serve his laws. 

Selection 68. 

Psalm cxxxvi. Confitemini. 

f\ GIVE thanks unto the Lord, for he is gracious : 
and his mercy endureth for ever. 

2 O give thanks unto the God of all gods : for his 
mercy endureth for ever. 

3 O thank the Lord of all lords : for his mercy 
endureth for ever. 

4 Who only doeth great wonders : for his mercy 
endureth for ever. 

5 Who by his excellent wisdom made the heav- 
ens : for his mercy endureth for ever. 

6 Who laid out the earth above the waters : for 
his mercy endureth for ever. 

7 Who hath made great lights : for his mercy 
endureth for ever ; 

8 The sun to rule the day : for his mercy endur- 
eth for ever ; 

9 The moon and the stars to govern the night : 
for his mercy endureth for ever. 

10 Who smote Egypt with their first-born : for 
his mercy endureth for ever ; 

11 And brought out Israel from among them : 
for his mercy endureth for ever ; 

12 With a mighty hand, and stretched out arm : 
for his mercy endureth for ever. 

13 Who divided the Red sea in two parts : for 
his mercy endureth for ever ; 

14 And made Israel to go through the midst of 
it : for his mercy endureth for ever. 

460 



THE PSALMS. Sel. 69, 



15 But as for Pharaoh and his host, he overthrew 
them in the Red sea : for his mercy endureth for 
ever. 

16 Who led his people through the wilderness : 
for his mercy endureth for ever. 

1 7 Who smote great kings : for his mercy endur- 
eth for ever ; 

18 Yea, and slew mighty kings : for his mercy 
endureth for ever ; 

19 Sehon king of the Amorites : for his mercy 
endureth for ever ; 

20 And Og the king of Basan : for his mercy en- 
dureth for ever ; 

21 And gave away their land for an heritage : 
for his mercy endureth for ever ; 

22 Even for an heritage unto Israel his servant : 
for his mercy endureth for ever. 

23 Who remembered us when we were in trouble : 
for his mercy endureth for ever ; 

24 And hath delivered us from our enemies : for 
his mercy endureth for ever. 

25 Who giveth food to all flesh : for his mercy 
endureth for ever. 

26 O give thanks unto the God of heaven : for 
his mercy endureth for ever. 

27 O give thanks unto the Lord of lords : for his 
mercy endureth for ever. 



Selection 69. 

Psalm lxxxi. Exultate Deo, 

SING we merrily unto God our strength : make a 
cheerful noise unto the God of Jacob. 
2» Take the psalm, bring hither the tabret : the 
merry harp with the lute. 

3 Blow up the trumpet in the new-moon : even 
461 



Sel. 69, 



THE PSALMS. 



in the time appointed, and upon our solemn feast- 
day. 

4 For this was made a statute for Israel : and a 
law of the God of Jacob. 

5 This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony : 
when he came out of the land of Egypt, and had 
heard a strange language. 

6 I eased his shoulder from the burden : and his 
hands were delivered from making the pots. 

7 Thou calledst upon me in troubles, and I deliv- 
ered thee : and heard thee what time as the storm 
fell upon thee. 

8 I proved thee also : at the waters of strife. 

9 Hear, O my people, and I will assure thee, O 
Israel : if thou wilt hearken unto me, 

10 There shall no strange god be in thee : neither 
shalt thou worship any other god. 

11 I am the Lord thy God, who brought thee out 
of the land of Egypt : open thy mouth wide, and I 
shall fill it. 

12 But my people woukLnot hear my voice : and 
Israel would not obey me. 

13 So I gave them up unto their own hearts' 
lusts : and let them follow their own imaginations. 

14 that my people would have hearkened unto 
me : for if Israel had walked in my ways, 

15 1 should soon have put down their enemies : 
and turned my hand against their adversaries. 

1 6 The haters of the Lord should have been found 
liars : but their time should have endured for ever. 

1 7 He should have fed them also with the finest 
wheat-flour : and with honey out of the stony rock 
should I have satisfied thee. 

Psalm cxxxv. Laudate Nomen. 

9 

f\ PKAISE the Lord, laud ye the Name of the 
^-^ Lord : praise it, O ye servants of the Lord ; 
462 



THE PSALMS. Sel. 69. 



2 Ye that stand in the house of the Lord : in the 
courts of the house of our God. 

3 O praise the Lord, for the Lord is gracious : O 
sing praises unto his Name, for it is lovely. 

4 For why ? the Lord hath chosen Jacob unto 
himself : and Israel for his own possession. 

5 For I know that the Lord is great : and that 
our Lord is above all gods. 

6 Whatsoever the Lord pleased, that did he in 
heaven, and in earth : and in the sea, and in all 
deep" places. 

7 He bringeth forth the clouds from the ends of 
the world : and sendeth forth lightnings with the 
rain, bringing the winds out of his treasures. 

8 He smote the first-born of Egypt : both of man 
and beast. 

9 He hath sent tokens and wonders into the 
midst of thee, O thou land of Egypt : upon Pharaoh, 
and all his servants. 

10 He smote divers nations : and slew mighty 
kings ; 

11 Sehon king of the Amorites, and Og the king 
of Basan: and all the kingdoms of Canaan ; 

12 And gave their land to be an heritage : even 
an heritage unto Israel his people. 

13 Thy Name, O Lord, endureth for ever: so 
doth thy memorial, O Lord, from one generation to 
another. 

14 For the Lord will avenge his people : and be 
gracious unto his servants. 

15 As for the images of the heathen, they are but 
silver and gold : the work of men's hands. 

16 They have mouths, and speak not : eyes have 
they, but they see not. 

1 7 They have ears, and yet they hear not : 
neither is there any breath in their mouths. 

463 



Sel. 70. THE PSALMS. 



18 They that make thein are like unto them : 
and so are all they that put their trust in them. 

1 9 Praise the Lord, ye house of Israel : praise the 
Lord, ye house of Aaron. 

20 Praise the Lord, ye house of Levi : ye that 
fear the Lord, praise the Lord. 

21 Praised be the Lord out of Sion : who dwell- 
eth at Jerusalem. 



Psalm cxxvi. In convertendo. 

HEX the Lord turned again the captivity of 
Sion : then were we like unto them that 



2 Then was our mouth filled with laughter : and 
our tongue with joy. 

3 Then said they among the heathen : The Lord 
hath done great things for them. 

4 Yea. the Lord hath done great things for us 
already : whereof we rejoice. 

5 Turn our captivity, O Lord : as the rivers in 
the south. 

6 They that sow in tears : shall reap in joy. 

7 He that now goeth on his way weeping, and 
beareth forth good seed : shall doubtless come again 
with joy, and bring his sheaves with him. 

Psalm cxxix. Seepe expugnaverunt. 

"A TAXY a time have they fought against me from 
my youth up : may Israel now say. 
2 Yea, many a time have they vexed me from 
my youth up : but they have not prevailed against 



Selection 70. 




dream. 



me. 

3 The plowers plowed upon my back : and made 
long furrows. 



464 



THE PSALMS. 



Sel. 70. 



4 But the righteous Lord : hath hewn the snares 
of the ungodly in pieces. 

5 Let them be confounded and turned backward : 
as many as have evil will at Sion. 

6 Let them be even as the grass growing upon 
the house-tops : which withereth afore it be plucked 
up; 

7 Whereof the mower filleth not his hand : nei- 
ther he that bindeth up the sheaves his bosom. 

8 So that they who go by say not so much as, 
The Lord prosper you : we wish you good luck in 
the Name of the Lord. 

Psalm cxxiv. Nisi quia Dominus. 

TF the Lord himself had not been on our side, now 
-■- may Israel say : if the Lord himself had not 
been on our side, when men rose up against us ; 

2 They had swallowed us up quick : when they 
were so wrathfully displeased at us. 

3 Yea, the waters had drowned us : and the 
stream had gone over our soul. 

4 The deep waters of the proud : had gone even 
over our soul. 

5 But praised be the Lord : who hath not given 
us over for a prey unto their teeth. 

6 Our soul is escaped even as a bird out of the 
snare of the fowler : the snare is broken, and we 
are delivered. 

7 Our help standeth in the Name of the Lord : 
who hath made heaven and earth. 

DD 465 



PART VI. 
PSALMS OF PRAISE. 



Selection 71. 

Psalm xcv. Venite, exultemus. 




COME, let us sing unto the Lord : let us heart- 
ily rejoice in the strength of our salvation. 



2 Let us come before his presence with thanks- 
giving : and shew ourselves glad in him with 
psalms. 

3 For the Lord is a great God : and a great 
King above all gods. 

4 In his hand are all the corners of the earth : 
and the strength of the hills is his also. 

5 The sea is his, and he made it : and his hands 
prepared the dry land. 

6 O come, let us worship and fall down : and 
kneel before the Lord our Maker. 

7 For he is the Lord our God : and we are the 
people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. 

8 To-day if ye will hear his voice, harden not 
your hearts : as in the provocation, and as in the 
day of temptation in the wilderness ; 

9 When your fathers tempted me : proved me, 
and saw my works. 

10 Forty years long was I grieved with this gen- 
eration, and said : It is a people that do err in their 
hearts, for they have not known my ways ; 

1 1 Unto whom I sware in my wrath : that they 
should not enter into my rest. 

466 



THE PSALMS. Sel. 71. 



Psalm xcvii. Dominus regnavit. 

rpHE Lord is King, the earth may be glad thereof : 
yea, the multitude of the isles may be glad 
thereof. 

2 Clouds and darkness are round about him : 
righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his 
seat. 

3 There shall go a fire before him : and burn up 
his enemies on every side. 

4 His lightnings gave shine unto the world : the 
earth saw it, and was afraid. 

5 The hills melted like wax at the presence of 
the Lord : at the presence of the Lord of the whole 
earth. 

6 The heavens have declared his righteousness : 
and all the people have seen his glory. 

7 Confounded be all they that worship carved 
images, and that delight in vain gods : worship him, 
all ye gods. 

8 Sion heard of it, and rejoiced : and the daughters 
of Judah were glad, because of thy judgments, O Lord. 

9 For thou, Lord, art higher than all that are in 
the earth : thou art exalted far above all gods. 

10 O ye that love the Lord, see that ye hate the 
thing which is evil : the Lord preserveth the souls 
of his saints ; he shall deliver them from the hand 
of the ungodly. 

11 There is sprung up a light for the righteous : 
and joyful gladness for such as are true-hearted. 

12 Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous : and give 
thanks for a remembrance of his holiness. 

Psalm c. Jubilate Deo. 

(~\ BE joyful in the Lord, all ye lands : serve the 
Lord with gladness, and come before his pres- 
ence with a song. 

467 



Sel. 72. THE PSALMS. 



2 Be ye sure that the Lord he is God : it is he 
that hath made us, and not we ourselves ; we are 
his people, and the sheep of his pasture. 

3 O go your way into his gates with thanksgiv- 
ing, and into his courts with praise : be thankful 
unto him, and speak good of his Name. 

4 For the Lord is gracious, his mercy is ever- 
lasting : and his truth endureth from generation to 
generation. 

Psalm xciii. Dominus regnavit. 

nnHE Lord is King, and hath put on glorious ap- 
parel : the Lord hath put on his apparel, and 

girded himself with strength. 

2 He hath made the round world so sure : that 
it cannot be moved. 

3 Ever since the world began hath thy seat been 
prepared : thou art from everlasting. 

4 The floods are risen, O Lord, the floods have 
lift up their voice : the floods lift up their waves. 

5 The waves of the sea are mighty, and rage 
horribly : but yet the Lord, who dwelleth on high, 
is mightier. 

6 Thy testimonies, O . Lord, are very sure : holi- 
ness becometh thine house for ever. 

Selection 72. 

Psalm xix. Cceli enarrant. 

FT1HE heavens declare the glory of God : and the 
firmament sheweth his handy- work. 

2 One day telleth another : and one night certi- 
fieth another. 

3 There is neither speech nor language : but 
their voices are heard among them. 

4 Their sound is gone out into all lands : and 
their words into the ends of the world. 

468 



THE PSALMS. Sel. *72. 



5 In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun : 
which cometh forth as a bridegroom out of his 
chamber, and rejoice th as a giant to run his course. 

6. It goeth forth from the uttermost part of the 
heaven, and runneth about unto the end of it again ; 
and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof. 

7 The law of the Lord is an undefiled law, con- 
verting the soul : the testimony of the Lord is sure, 
and giveth wisdom unto the simple. 

8 The statutes of the Lord are right, and rejoice 
the heart : the commandment of the Lord is pure, 
and giveth light unto the eyes. 

9 The fear of the Lord is clean, and endureth 
for ever : the judgments of the Lord are true, and 
righteous altogether. 

10 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, 
than much fine gold : sweeter also than honey, and 
the honey-comb. 

11 Moreover, by them is thy servant taught : 
and in keeping of them there is great reward. 

12 Who can tell how oft he ofFendeth : O 
cleanse thou me from my secret faults. 

13 Keep thy servant also from presumptuous 
sins, lest they get the dominion over me : so shall I 
be undefiled, and innocent from the great offence. 

14 Let the words of my mouth, and the medita- 
tion of my heart be alway acceptable in thy sight : 
O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer. 

Psalm xxiii. Dominus regit me, 

FT1HE Lord is my shepherd : therefore can I lack 
nothing. 

2 He shall feed me in a green pasture : and 
lead me forth beside the waters of comfort. 

3 He shall convert my soul : and bring me forth 
in the paths of righteousness, for his Name's sake. 

4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the 

469 



Sel. 73. THE PSALMS. 



shadow of death, I will fear no evil : for thou art 
with me ; thy rod and thy staff comfort me. 

5 Thou shalt prepare a table before me against 
them that trouble me : thou hast anointed my head 
with oil, and my cup shall be full. 

6 But thy loving-kindness and mercy shall follow 
me all the days of my life : and I will dwell in the 
house of the Lord for ever. 

Psalm cxxi. Levavi oculos. 

T WILL lift up mine eyes unto the hills : from 

whence cometh my help. 

2 My help cometh even from the Lord : who 
hath made heaven and earth. 

3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved : and 
he that keepeth thee will not sleep. 

4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel : shall neither 
slumber nor sleep. 

5 The Lord himself is thy keeper : the Lord is 
thy defence upon thy right hand ; 

6 So that the sun shall not burn thee by day : 
neither the moon by night. 

7 The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil : 
yea, it is even he that shall keep thy soul. 

8 The Lord shall preserve thy going out, and thy 
coming in : from this time forth for evermore. 

Selection 73. 

Psalm cvii. Corifitemini Domino. 

f\ GIVE thanks unto the Lord, for he is gracious : 
and his mercy endureth for ever. 

2 Let them give thanks whom the Lord hath re- 
deemed : and delivered from the hand of the en- 
emy ; 

3 And gathered them out of the lands, from the 

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THE PSALMS. Sel. 73. 



east, and from the west : from the north, and from 
the south. 

4 They went astray in the wilderness out of the 
way : and found no city to dwell in ; 

5 Hungry and thirsty : their soul fainted in them. 

6 So they cried unto the Lord in their trouble : 
and he delivered them from their distress. 

7 He led them forth by the right way : that they 
might go to the city where they dwelt. 

8 O that men would therefore praise the Lord for 
his goodness : and declare the wonders that he doeth 
for the children of men ! 

9 For he satisfieth the empty soul; and filleth 
the hungry soul with goodness. 

10 Such as sit in darkness, and in the shadow of 
death : being fast bound in misery and iron ; 

1 1 Because they rebelled against the words of the 
Lord : and lightly regarded the counsel of the most 
Highest ; 

12 He also brought down their heart through 
heaviness : they fell down, and there was none to 
help them. 

13 So when they cried unto the Lord in their 
trouble : he delivered them out of their distress. 

14 For he brought them out of darkness, and out 
of the shadow of death : and brake their bonds in 
sunder. 

15 O that men would therefore praise the Lord 
for his goodness : and declare the wonders that he 
doeth for the children of men ! 

16 For he hath broken the gates of brass : and 
smitten the bars of iron in sunder. 

17 Foolish men are plagued for their offence: 
and because of their wickedness. 

18 Their soul abhorred all manner of meat : and 
they were even hard at death's door. 

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Sel. 73. 



THE PSALMS. 



19 So when they cried unto the Lord in their 
trouble : he delivered them out of their distress. 

20 He sent his word, and healed them : and they 
were saved from their destruction. 

21 O that men would therefore praise the Lord 
for his goodness : and declare the wonders that he 
doeth for the children of men ! 

22 That they would offer unto him the sacrifice 
of thanksgiving : and tell out his works with glad- 
ness ! 

23 They that go down to the sea in ships : and 
occupy their business in great waters ; 

24 These men see the works of the Lord : and 
his wonders in the deep. 

25 For at his word the stormy wind ariseth : 
which lifteth up the waves thereof. 

26 They are carried up to the heaven, and down 
again to the deep : their soul melteth away because 
of the trouble. 

27 They reel to and fro, and stagger like a 
drunken man : and are at their wit's end. 

28 So when they cry unto the Lord in their 
trouble : he delivereth them out of their distress. 

29 For he maketh the storm to cease : so that 
the waves thereof are still. 

30 Then are they glad, because they are at rest : 
and so he bringeth them unto the haven where they 
would be. 

31 O that men would therefore praise the Lord 
for his goodness : and declare the wonders that he 
doeth for the children of men ! 

32 That they would exalt him also in the con- 
gregation of the people : and praise him in the seat 
of the elders 1 

33 Who turneth the floods into a wilderness : 
and drieth up the water-springs. 

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THE PSALMS. Sel. 74. 



34 A fruitful land niaketh he barren : for the 
wickedness of them that dwell therein. 

35 Again, he maketh the wilderness a standing 
water : and water-springs of a dry ground. 

36 And there he setteth the hungry : that they 
may build them a city to dwell in ; 

37 That they may sow their land, and plant 
vineyards : to yield them fruits of increase. 

38 He blesseth them, so that they multiply ex- 
ceedingly : and suffereth not their cattle to de- 
crease. 

39 And again, when they are minished, and 
brought low : through oppression, through any 
plague, or trouble ; 

40 Though he suffer them to be evil-entreated 
through tyrants : and let them wander out of the 
way in the wilderness ; 

41 Yet helpeth he the poor out of misery : and 
maketh him households like a flock of sheep. 

42 The righteous will consider this, and rejoice : 
and the mouth of all wickedness shall be stopped. 

43 Whoso is wise will ponder these things : and 
they shall understand the loving-kindness of the 
Lord. 

Selection 74. 

Psalm cxlvi. Lauda, anima mea. 

"D RAISE the Lord, O my soul ; while I live will 
I praise the Lord : yea, as long as I have any 
being, I will sing praises unto my God. 

2 O put not your trust in princes, nor in any 
child of man : for there is no help in them. 

3 For when the breath of man goeth forth he 
shall turn again to his earth : and then all his 
thoughts perish. 

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Sel. 74. THE PSALMS. 



4 Blessed is he that hath the God of Jacob for 
his help : and whose hope is in the Lord his God ; 

5 Who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all 
that therein is : who keepeth his promise for ever ; 

6 Who helpeth them to right that suffer wrong : 
who feedeth the hungry. 

7 The Lord looseth men out of prison : the Lord 
giveth sight to the blind. 

8 The Lord helpeth them that are fallen : the 
Lord careth for the righteous. 

9 The Lord careth for the strangers ; he defend- 
eth the fatherless and widow : as for the way of the 
ungodly, he turneth it upside down. 

10 The Lord thy God, O Sion, shall be King for 
evermore : and throughout all generations. 

Psalm cxxxix. Domine, probasti. 

/^V LORD, thou hast searched me out, and known 
me : thou knowest my down-sitting, and mine 
up-rising ; thou understandest my thoughts long be- 
fore. 

2 Thou art about my path, and about my bed : 
and spiest out all my ways. 

3 For lo, there is not a word in my tongue : but 
thou, O Lord, knowest it altogether. 

4 Thou hast fashioned me behind and before : 
and laid thine hand upon me. 

5 Such knowledge is too wonderful and excellent 
for me : I cannot attain unto it. 

6 Whither shall I go then from thy Spirit : or 
whither shall I go then from thy presence ? 

7 If 1 climb up into heaven, thou art there : if I 
go down to hell, thou art there also. 

8 If I take the wings of the morning : and remain 
in the uttermost parts of the sea ; 

9 Even there also shall thy hand lead me : and 
thy right hand shall hold me. 

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THE PSALMS. Sel. 74. 



10 If I say, Peradventure the darkness shall cover 
me : then shall my night be turned to day. 

11 Yea, the darkness is no darkness with thee, 
but the night is as clear as the day : the darkness 
and light to thee are both alike. 

12 For my reins are thine : thou hast covered 
me in my mother's womb. 

13 1 will give thanks unto thee, for I am fearfully 
and wonderfully made : marvellous are thy works, 
and that my soul knoweth right well. 

14 My bones are not hid from thee : though I be 
made secretly, and fashioned beneath in the earth. 

15 Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being 
imperfect : and in thy book were all my members 
written ; 

16 Which day by day were fashioned : when as 
yet there was none of them. 

1 7 How dear are thy counsels unto me, O God : 
O how great is the sum of them ! 

18 If I tell them, they are more in number than 
the sand : when I wake up I am present with thee. 

19 Wilt thou not slay the wicked, O God : de- 
part from me, ye blood-thirsty men. 

20 For they speak unrighteously against thee : 
and thine enemies take thy Name in vain. 

21 Do not I hate them, O Lord, that hate thee : 
and am not I grieved with those that rise up against 
thee ? 

22 Yea, I hate them right sore : even as though 
they were mine enemies'. 

23 Try me, O God, and seek the ground of my 
heart : prove me, and examine my thoughts. 

24 Look well if there be any way of wickedness 
in me : and lead me in the way everlasting. 

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Sel. 75. THE PSALMS. 



Selection 75. 



Psalm cxv. Non nobis, Domine, 
OT unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy 



Name give the praise : for thy loving mercy, 
and for thy truth's sake. 

2 Wherefore shall the heathen say : Where is 
now their God ? 

3 As for our God, he is in heaven : he hath done 
whatsoever pleased him. 

4 Their idols are silver and gold : even the work 
of men's hands. 

5 They have mouths, and speak not : eyes have 
they, and see not. 

6 They have ears, and hear not : noses have 
they, and smell not. 

7 They have hands, and handle not ; feet have 
they, and walk not : neither speak they through 
their throat. 

8 They that make them are like unto them : and 
so are all such as put their trust in them. 

9 But thou, house of Israel, trust thou in the 
Lord : he is their succour and defence. 

10 Ye house of Aaron, put your trust in the 
Lord : he is their helper and defender. 

11 Ye that fear the Lord, put your trust in the 
Lord : he is their helper and defender. 

12 The Lord hath been mindful of us, and he 
shall bless us : even he shall bless the house of Is- 
rael, he shall bless the house of Aaron. 

13 He shall bless them that fear the Lord : both 
small and great. 

14 The Lord shall increase you more and more : 
you and your children. 

15 Ye are the blessed of the Lord : who made 
heaven and earth. 




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THE PSALMS. Sel. 76. 



16 All the whole heavens are the Lord's : the 
earth hath he given to the children of men. 

1 7 The dead praise not thee, O Lord : neither 
all they that go down into silence. 

18 But we will praise the Lord : from this time 
forth for evermore. Praise the Lord. 

Psalm xxix. Afferte Domino. 
"DRING unto the Lord, O ye mighty, bring young 
rams unto the Lord : ascribe unto the Lord 
worship and strength. 

2 Give the Lord the honour due unto his Name : 
worship the Lord with holy worship. 

3 It is the Lord, that commandeth the waters : it 
is the glorious God, that maketh the thunder. 

4 It is the Lord, that ruleth the sea ; the voice 
of the Lord is mighty in operation : the voice of 
the Lord is a glorious voice. 

5 The voice of the Lord breaketh the cedar-trees : 
yea, the Lord breaketh the cedars of Libanus. 

6 He maketh them also to skip like a calf : Liba- 
nus also, and Sirion, like a young unicorn. 

7 The voice of the Lord divideth the flames of 
fire ; the voice of the Lord shaketh the wilderness : 
yea, the Lord shaketh the wilderness of Cades. 

8 The voice of the Lord maketh the hinds to 
bring forth young, and discovereth the thick bushes : 
in his temple doth every man speak of his honour. 

9 The Lord sitteth above the water-flood : and 
the Lord remaineth a King for ever. 

10 The Lord shall give strength unto his people : 
the Lord shall give his people the blessing of peace. 

Selection 76. 

Psalm lxxvi. Notus in Judcea. 
TN Jewry is God known : his Name is great in 
Israel. 

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Sel. 76. 



THE PSALMS. 



2 At Salem is his tabernacle : and his dwelling 
in Sion. 

3 There brake he the arrows of the bow: the 
shield, the sword, and the battle. 

4 Thou art of more honour and might : than the 
hills of the robbers. 

5 The proud are robbed, they have slept their 
sleep : and all the men whose hands were mighty 
have found nothing. 

6 At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob : both the 
chariot and horse are fallen. 

7 Thou, even thou art to be feared : and who 
may stand in thy sight when thou art angry ? 

8 Thou didst cause thy judgment to be heard 
from heaven : the earth trembled, and was still, 

9 When God arose to judgment : and to help all 
the meek upon earth. 

10 The fierceness of man shall tarn to thy praise : 
and the fierceness of them shalt thou refrain. 

11 Promise unto the Lord your God, and keep it, 
all ye that are round about him : bring presents 
unto him that ought to be feared. 

1 2 He shall refrain the spirit of princes : and is 
wonderful among the kings of the earth. 

Psalm 1. Deus deorum. 

PTIHE Lord, even the most mighty God, hath 
spoken : and called the world, from the rising 
up of the sun, unto the going down thereof. 

2 Out of Sion hath God appeared : in perfect 
beauty. 

3 Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence : 
there shall go before him a consuming fire, and a 
mighty tempest shall be stirred up round about him. 

4 He shall call the heaven from above : and the 
earth, that he may judge his people. 

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THE PSALMS. 



Sel. 76. 



5 Gather my saints together unto me : those that 
have made a covenant with me with sacrifice. 

6 And the heaven shall declare his righteous- 
ness : for God is Judge himself. 

7 Hear, O my people, and I will speak : I myself 
will testify against thee, O Israel; for I am God, 
even thy God. 

8 I will not reprove thee because of thy sacrifices, 
or for thy burnt-offerings : because they were not 
alway before me. 

9 I will take no bullock out of thine house : nor 
he-goat out of thy folds. 

1 For all the beasts of the forest are mine ; and 
so are the cattle upon a thousand hills. 

11 I know all the fowls upon the mountain's : and 
the wild beasts of the field are in my sight. 

12 If I be hungry, I will not tell thee : for the 
whole world is mine, and all that is therein. 

13 Thinkest thou that I will eat bulls* flesh : and 
drink the blood of goats ? 

14 Offer unto God thanksgiving : and pay thy 
vows unto the most Highest. 

15 And call upon me in the time of trouble : so 
will I hear thee, and thou shalt praise me. 

16 But unto the ungodly said God : Why dost 
thou preach my laws, and takest my covenant in thy 
mouth ; 

17 Whereas thou hatest to be reformed : and 
hast cast my words behind thee ? 

18 When thou sawest a thief, thou consentedst 
unto him : and hast been partaker with the adul- 
terers. 

19 Thou hast let thy mouth speak wickedness: 
and with thy tongue thou hast set forth deceit. 

20 Thou satest, and spakest against thy brother : 
yea, and hast slandered thine own mother's son. 

21 These things hast thou done, and I held my 

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Sel. 77. THE PSALMS. 



tongue, and thou thoughtest wickedly, that I am 
even such a one as thyself : but I will reprove thee, 
and set before thee the things that thou hast done. 

22 O consider this, ye that forget God : lest I 
pluck you away, and there be none to deliver you. 

23 Whoso offereth me thanks and praise, he hon- 
oureth me : and to him that ordereth his conversa- 
tion right will I shew the salvation of God. 

Selection 77. 

Psalm xcix. Dominus regnavit. 

rpHE Lord is King, be the people never so impa- 
tient : he sitteth between the cherubims, be the 
earth never so unquiet. 

2 The Lord is great in Sion : and high above all 
people. 

3 They shall give thanks unto thy Name : which 
is great, wonderful, and holy. 

4 The King's power loveth judgment ; thou hast 
prepared equity : thou hast executed judgment and 
righteousness in Jacob. 

5 magnify the Lord our God : and fall down 
- before his footstool, for he is holy. 

6 Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel 
among such as call upon his Name : these called 
upon the Lord, and he heard them. 

7 He spake unto them out of the cloudy pillar : 
for they kept his testimonies, and the law that he 
gave them. 

8 Thou heardest them, O Lord our God : thou 
forgavest them, O God, and punishedst their own in- 
ventions. 

9 O magnify the Lord our God, and worship 
him upon his holy hill : for the Lord our God is 
holy. 

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THE PSALMS. 



Sel. 78. 



Psalm cxiiio Laudate, puerL 




RAISE the Lord, ye servants : O praise the 
Name of the Lord. 



2 Blessed be the Name of the Lord : from this 
time forth for evermore. 

3 The Lord's Name is praised : from the rising 
up of the sun unto the going down of the same. 

4 The Lord is high above all heathen : and his 
glory above the heavens. 

5 Who is like unto the Lord our God, that hath 
his dwelling so high : and yet humbleth himself to 
behold the things that are in heaven and earth ? 

6 He taketh up the simple out of the dust : and 
lifteth the poor out of the mire ; 

7 That he may set him with the princes : even 
with the princes of his people. 

8 He maketh the barren woman to keep house : 
and to be a joyful mother of children. 

Psalm cxxxiv- Ecee nunc* 

BEHOLD now, praise the Lord : all ye servants 
of the Lord ; 

2 Ye that by night stand in the house of the 
Lord : even in the courts of the house of our God. 

3 Lift up your hands in the sanctuary : and praise 
the Lord. 

4 The Lord that made heaven and earth : give 
thee blessing out of Sion. 

Selection 78* 

Psalm xxxiii. Exultate, justL 

T> EJOICE in the Lord, O ye righteous : for it be- 
cometh well the just to be thankful. 
2 Praise the Lord with harp : sing praises unto 
him with the lute, and instrument of ten strings. 
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Sel. 78. THE PSALMS. 



3 Sing unto the Lord a new song : sing praises 
lustily unto him with a good courage. 

4 For the word of the Lord is true : and all his 
works are faithful. 

5 He loveth righteousness and judgment : the 
earth is full of the goodness of the Lord. 

6 By the word of the Lord were the heavens 
made : and all the hosts of them by the breath of 
his mouth. 

7 He gathered the waters of the sea together, as 
it were upon an heap : and layeth up the deep, as 
in a treasure-house. 

8 Let all the earth fear the Lord : stand in awe 
of him, all ye that dwell in the world. 

9 For he spake, and it was done : he commanded, 
and it stood fast. 

10 The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen 
to nought : and maketh the devices of the people to 
be of none effect, and casteth out the counsels of 
princes. 

1 1 The counsel of the Lord shall endure for ever : 
and the thoughts of his heart frotn generation to 
generation. 

1 2 Blessed are the people, whose God is the Lord 
Jehovah : and blessed are the folk, that he hath 
chosen to him to be his inheritance. 

13 The Lord looked down from heaven, and be- 
held all the children of men : from the habitation of 
his dwelling he considereth all them that dwell on 
the earth. 

14 He fashioneth all the hearts of them : and un- 
derstandeth all their works. 

15 There is no king that can be saved by the 
multitude of an host : neither is any mighty man de- 
livered by much strength. 

16 A horse is counted but a vain thing to save a 

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THE PSALMS. Sel. 79. 



man : neither shall he deliver any man by his 
great strength. 

1 7 Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that 
fear him : and upon them that put their trust in his 
mercy ; 

18 To deliver their soul from death : and to feed 
them in the time of dearth. 

19 Our soul hath patiently tarried for the Lord : 
for he is our help, and our shield. 

20 For our heart shall rejoice in him : because 
we have hoped in his holy Name. 

21 Let thy merciful kindness, O Lord, be upon 
us : like as we do put our trust in thee. 

Selection 79. 

Psalm cxlvii. Laudate Dominum. 

/~\ PRAISE the Lord, for it is a good thing to 
sing praises unto our God : yea, a joyful and 
pleasant thing it is to be thankful. 

2 The Lord doth build up Jerusalem : and gather 
together the out-casts of Israel. 

3 He healeth those that are broken in heart : and 
giveth medicine to heal their sickness. 

4 He telleth the number of the stars : and calleth 
them all by their names. 

5 Great is our Lord, and great is his power : yea, 
and his wisdom is infinite. 

6 The Lord setteth up the meek : and bringeth 
the ungodly down to the ground. 

7 O sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving : sing 
praises upon the harp unto our God ; 

8 Who covereth the heaven with clouds, and pre- 
pareth rain for the earth : and maketh the grass to 
grow upon the mountains, and herb for the use of 
men ; 

483 



Sel. 79. THE PSALMS. 



9 Who giveth fodder unto the cattle ; and feed- 
eth the young ravens that call upon him. 

10 He hath no pleasure in the strength of an 
horse : neither delighteth he in any man's legs. 

11 But the Lord's delight is in them that fear 
him : and put their trust in his mercy. 

12 Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem : praise thy 
God, O Sion. 

13 For he hath made fast the bars of thy gates : 
and hath blessed thy children within thee. 

14 He inaketh peace in thy borders : and filleth 
thee with the flour of wheat. 

15 He sendeth forth his commandment upon 
earth : and his word runneth very swiftly. 

16 He giveth snow like wool : and scattereth the 
hoar-frost like ashes. 

1 7 He casteth forth his ice like morsels : who is 
able to abide his frost? 

18 He sendeth out his word, and melteth them : 
he bloweth with his wind, and the waters flow. 

1 9 He sheweth his word unto Jacob : his statutes 
and ordinances unto Israel. 

20 He hath not dealt so with any nation : neither 
have the heathen knowledge of his laws. 

Psalm cxlvii. Laudate Dominum. 

f~\ PR AISE the Lord of heaven : praise him in the 
height. 

2 Praise him, all ye angels of his : praise him, all 
his host. 

3 Praise him, sun and moon : praise him, all ye 
stars and light. 

4 Praise him, all ye heavens : and ye waters that 
are above the heavens. 

5 Let them praise the name of the Lord : for he 
spake the word, and they were made ; he com- 
manded, and they were created. 

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THE PSALMS. Sel. 79. 



6 He hath made them fast for ever and ever : he 
hath given them a law which shall not be broken. 

7 Praise the Lord upon earth: ye dragons and 
all deeps ; 

8 Fire and hail, snow and vapours : wind and 
storm, fulfilling his word ; 

9 Mountains and all hills : fruitful trees and all 
cedars ; 

10 Beasts and all cattle : worms and feathered 
fowls ; 

11 Kings of the earth and all people : princes 
and all judges of the world ; 

12 Young men and maidens, old men and chil- 
dren, praise the Name of the Lord : for his Name 
only is excellent, and his praise above heaven and 
earth. 

13 He shall exalt the horn of his people; all his 
saints shall praise him : even the children of Israel, 
even the people that serveth him. 

Psalm cl. Laudate Dominum. 

OPEAISE God in his holiness : praise him in 
the firmament of his power. 

2 Praise him in his noble acts : praise him ac- 
cording to his excellent greatness. 

3 Praise him in the sound of the trumpet ; praise 
him upon the lute and harp. 

4 Praise him in the cymbals and dances : praise 
him upon the strings and pipe. 

5 Praise him upon the well-tuned cymbals : praise 
him upon the loud cymbals. 

6 Let every thing that hath breath : praise the 
Lord. 

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Audite CoelL Deuteronomy xxxii. 

IVE ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak : and 
hear, earth, the words of my mouth. 

My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech 
shall distil as the dew : as the small rain upon the 
tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass ; 

Because I will publish the Name of the Lord : as- 
cribe ye greatness unto our God. 

He is the Rock, His work is perfect. For all His 
ways are judgment : a God of truth and without 
iniquity, just and right is He. 

They have corrupted themselves, their spot is not 
the spot of His children : they are a perverse and 
crooked generation. 

Do ye thus requite the Lord, O foolish people and 
unwise : is not He thy Father that hath bought 
thee ? hath He not made thee, and established 
thee? 

Remember the days of old, consider the years of 
many generations : ask thy father, and he will show 
thee ; thy elders, and they will tell thee. 

When the Most High divided to the nations their 
inheritance, when He separated the sons of Adam : 
He set the bounds of the people, according to the 
number of the children of Israel ; 

For the Lord's portion is His people : Jacob is 
the lot of His inheritance. 

He found him in a desert land, and in the waste 
howling wilderness : He led him about, He in- 
structed him, He kept him as the apple of his eye. 

As the eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over 
her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, 
486 



THE SONG OF MOSES. 



beareth them on her wings : so the Lord alone did 
lead him, and there was no strange god with him. 

He made him ride on the high places of the earth, 
that he might eat the increase of the fields : and He 
made him suck honey out of the rock, and oil out of 
the flinty rock ; 

Butter of kine, and milk of sheep, with fat of 
lambs, and rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats 
with the fat of kidneys of wheat: and thou didst 
drink the pure blood of the grape. 

But Jeshunun waxed fat, and kicked : thou art 
waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered 
with fatness. 

Then he forsook God which made him : and 
lightly esteemed the Bock of his salvation. 

They provoked Him to jealousy with strange 
gods : with abominations provoked they Him to an- 
ger. 

They sacrificed unto devils, not to God : to gods 
whom they knew not ; to new gods that came newly 
up, whom your fathers feared not. 

Of the Bock that begat thee thou art unmindful : 
and hast forgotten God that formed thee. 

And when the Lord saw it He abhorred them : 
because of the provoking of His sons and of His 
daughters. 

And He said, I will hide My Face from them, I 
will see what their end shall be : for they are a 
froward generation, children in whom is no faith. 

They have moved me to jealousy with that which 
is not God : they have provoked me to anger with 
their vanities ; 

And I will move them to jealousy with those that 
are not a people : I will provoke them to anger with 
a foolish nation. 

For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall 
burn unto the lowest hell : and shall consume the 
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THE SONG OF MOSES. 



earth with her increase, and set on fire the founda- 
tions of the mountains. 

I will heap mischiefs upon them : I will spend 
mine arrows upon them. 

They shall be burnt with hunger, and devoured 
with burning heat, and with bitter destruction : I 
will also send the teeth of beasts upon them, with 
the poison of serpents of the dust. 

The sword without and terror within shall destroy 
both the young man and the virgin : the suckling 
also, with the man of gray hairs. 

I said I would scatter them into corners : I would 
make the remembrance of them to cease from among 
men ; 

Were it not that I feared the wrath of the en- 
emy ; lest their adversaries should behave them- 
selves strangely : and lest they should say, our hand 
is high, and the Lord hath not done all this. 

For they are a nation void of counsel : neither is 
there any understanding in them. 

O that they were wise, that they understood this : 
that they would consider their latter end. 

How should one chase a thousand, and two put 
ten thousand to flight : except their Rock had sold 
them, and the Lord had shut them up. 

For their rock is not as our Rock : even our ene- 
mies themselves being judges. 

For their vine^is of the vine of Sodom, and of the 
fields of Gomorrah : their grapes are grapes of gall, 
their clusters are bitter. 

Their wine is the poison of dragons : and the 
cruel venom of asps. 

Is not this laid up in store with Me, and sealed 
up among My treasures : To Me belongeth ven- 
geance and recompense. 

Their foot shall slide in due time, for the day of 
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THE SONG OF MOSES. 



their calamity is at hand : and the things that shall 
come upon them make haste. 

For the Lord shall judge His people, and repenc 
Himself for His servants : when He seeth that their 
power is gone, and there is none shut up, or left. 

And He shall say, Where are their gods : their 
rock in whom they trusted ? 

Which did eat the fat of their sacrifices, and 
drank the wine of their drink-offerings : let them 
rise up and help you, and be your protection. 

See now that I, even I, am He, and there is no 
god with Me : I kill, and I make alive ; I wound, 
and I heal ; neither is there any that can deliver 
out of My hand. 

For I lift up My hand to heaven : and say, I live 
for ever. 

If I whet My glittering sword, and Mine hand 
take hold on judgment : I will render vengeance to 
Mine enemies, and will reward them that hate Me. 

I will make Mine arrows drunk with blood, and 
My sword shall devour flesh : and that with the 
blood of the slain, and of the captives, from the be- 
ginning of revenges upon the enemy. 

Rejoice, O ye nations, with His people : for He 
will avenge the blood of His servants, and will ren- 
der vengeance to His adversaries, and will be mer- 
ciful unto His land, and to His people. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

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Domine audivi. Habakkuk iii. 

f\ LORD, I have heard Thy speech, and was 
afraid : O Lord, revive Thy work in the midst 
of the years, in the midst of the years make known ; 
in wrath remember mercy. 

God came from Teman, and the Holy One from 
mount Paran : His glory covered the heavens, and 
the earth was full of His praise. 

And His brightness was as the light ; He had 
horns coming out of His hand : and there was the 
hiding of His power. 

Before Him went the pestilence : and burning 
coals went forth at His feet. 

He stood and measured the earth, He beheld and 
drove asunder the nations : and the everlasting 
mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills did 
bow ; His ways are everlasting. 

I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction : and the 
curtains of the land of Midian did tremble. 

Was the Lord displeased against the rivers ? was 
Thine anger against the rivers : was Thy wrath 
against the sea, that Thou didst ride upon Thine 
horses and Thy chariots of salvation ? 

Thy bow was made quite naked : according to 
the oaths of the tribes, even Thy word. 

Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers : the 
mountains saw Thee, and they trembled. 

The overflowing of the water passed by : the 
deep uttered his voice, and lifted up his hands on 
high. 

The sun and moon stood still in their habitation : 
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THE SONG OF HABAKKUK. 



at the light of Thine arrows they went, and at the 
shining of Thy glittering spear. 

Thou didst march through the land in indigna- 
tion : Thou didst thresh the heathen in anger. 

Thou wentest forth for the salvation of Thy peo- 
ple, even for salvation with Thine Anointed : Thou 
woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked, 
by discovering the foundation unto the neck. 

Thou didst strike through with his staves the 
head of his villages : they come out as a whirlwind 
to scatter me ; their rejoicing was as to devour the 
poor secretly. 

Thou didst walk through the sea with Thine 
horses : through the heap of great waters. 

When I heard, my belly trembled ; my lips quiv- 
ered at the voice ; rottenness entered into my bones ; 
and I trembled in myself: that I might rest in the 
day of trouble. 

When He cometh up unto the people : He will 
invade them with His troops. 

Although the fig-tree shall not blossom, neither 
shall fruit be in the vines : the labour of the olive 
shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat ; 

The flock shall be cut off from the fold : and 
there shall be no herd in the stalls ; 

Yet I will rejoice in the Lord : I will joy in the 
God of my salvation. 

The Lord God is my strength, and He will make 
my feet like hinds' feet : and He will make me to 
walk upon mine high places. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

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Zt SDcum %au&amu£. 



E praise Thee, O God : we acknowledge Thee 



* * to be the Lord. 
All the earth doth worship Thee : the Father 

everlasting. 

To Thee all Angels cry aloud : the Heavens and 
all the Powers therein. 

To Thee Cherubim and Seraphim : continually 

do cry, 

Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Sabaoth : 
Heaven and earth are full of the Majesty of Thy 
Glory. 

The glorious company of the Apostles : praise 



The goodly fellowship of the Prophets : praise 



The noble army of Martyrs : praise Thee. 

The holy Church throughout all the world : doth 
acknowledge Thee ; 

The Father, of an infinite Majesty : Thine ador- 
able, true, and only Son ; 

Also, the Holy Ghost : the Comforter. 

Thou art the King of Glory, O Christ : Thou art 
the everlasting Son of the Father. 

When Thou tookest upon Thee to deliver man : 
Thou didst humble Thyself to be born of a virgin. 

When Thou hadst overcome the sharpness of 
death : Thou didst open the kingdom of heaven to 
all believers. 

Thou sittest at the right hand of God : in the 
Glory of the Father. 

We believe that Thou shalt come : to be our 
Judge. 

We therefore pray Thee, help Thy servants : 




Thee. 



Thee. 



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TE DEUM LAUDAMUS. 



whom Thou hast redeemed with Thy precious 
blood. 

Make them to be numbered with Thy saints : in 
glory everlasting. 

O Lord, save Thy people : and bless Thine heri- 
tage. 

Govern them : and lift them up for ever. 

Day by day we magnify Thee : and we worship 
Thy Name ever, world without end. 

Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day without 
sin : O Lord, have mercy upon us, have mercy 
upon us. 

O Lord, let Thy mercy be upon us : as our trust 
is in Thee. 

O Lord, in Thee have I trusted : let me never be 
confounded. 

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Gloria in <£rcrfgi£- 



LORY be to God on highland on earth peace, 



^ good will towards men. We praise Thee, we 
bless Thee, we worship Thee, we glorify Thee, we 
give thanks to Thee for Thy great glory, O Lord 
God, heavenly Bang, God the Father Almighty. 

O Lord, the Only-begotten Son Jesus Christ ; O 
Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, that 
takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon 
us. Thou that takest away the sins of the world, 
have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the 
sins of the world, receive our prayer. Thou that 
sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have 
mercy upon us. 

For Thou only art holy ; Thou only art the 
Lord ; Thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost, 
art most high in the glory of God the Father. 
Amen. 




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